Septic Route Profitability Analyzer

See the true profit on every job. Know your numbers.

Gross RevenueTotal of all ticket prices for today's jobs.
$0.00
Total CostsAll allocated costs: labor, fuel, truck ops, tipping, insurance, overhead, depreciation.
$0.00
Net ProfitGross revenue minus all allocated costs.
$0.00
Net MarginNet profit ÷ gross revenue × 100.
0.0%
Effective $/hrNet profit ÷ total hours worked today. What you actually earn per hour after all costs.
$0.00
Jobs: 0
Drive time: 0h 0m
On-site: 0h 0m
Drive %: 0.0%
Miles: 0
Gallons: 0
Tipping: $0.00
Dump runs: 0
Dump time: 0m

Truck & Business Cost Setup

Labor

I'm the owner-operator driving this truck
I pay myself a wage from the business
$/hr
hrs
Include payroll burden (×1.15)Multiplies labor cost by 1.15 to account for employer FICA (7.65%), workers comp, and unemployment insurance.
Daily labor cost: $0.00

Fuel

$/gal
Fuel cost per mile: $0.00

Truck Operating Costs (per mile driven)

$/mi
$/mi
Truck operating cost per mile (before fuel): $0.22/mile

Equipment Depreciation (optional)

$
$
Enter truck price to see daily depreciation

Insurance (annual → daily allocation)

$/yr
$/yr
$/yr
Insurance costs you $0.00 per working day

Overhead Allocation

Include overhead allocation

Disposal / Tipping

$/gal
mi
mi
min
Disposal site charges a minimum fee per visit
Your truck costs $0.00 per hour it's running — every minute sitting in traffic or driving between distant jobs costs you real money.

Route Jobs

Add Job #1

$
gal
min
mi
min
This job requires a mid-route dump run
Job-specific extra costs

Job Profitability Breakdown

What If I Changed... (Scenario Modeling)

Pricing Levers

What if I raised my residential pump-out price?

-$50Current+$100
Adjust the slider to see impact

What if I added a fuel surcharge per job?

$/job
Enter a surcharge to see impact

What if I added a mileage surcharge beyond a threshold?

mi
$/mi
Set threshold and surcharge to see impact

Route Efficiency Levers

What if I cut average drive time between jobs?

5 min20 min avg60 min
Adjust to see impact

What if I eliminated the least efficient job and replaced it with a nearby one?

Add jobs to see analysis

What if I added 1 more job per day?

Add jobs to see marginal profitability

Cost Levers

What if my tipping fee changed?

$0.00/galCurrent$0.15/gal
Adjust to see impact

What if I upgraded to a larger tank truck?

Add jobs with dump runs to see analysis

What if fuel prices changed?

$2.50/gal$3.80$6.00/gal
Adjust to see impact

Hiring Lever

What if I hired a driver instead of driving myself?

$/hr
Enter wage to see impact

Break-Even Analyzer

Minimum Viable Ticket Price

Given your cost structure, what must you charge for a job with these characteristics?

gal
mi
min
min
TargetMin. Ticket Price
Break even (0% margin)—
20% net margin—
35% net margin—

Is This Job Worth Taking?

Use this while on the phone with a customer.

$
mi
gal
min
Enter job details above

Route Report Card

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Add jobs to see your score
Drive efficiency: —
Margin consistency: —
Revenue density: —
Asset utilization: —

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