Backhaul Revenue Recovery

Stop paying to drive empty.
Start recovering backhaul revenue.

Haul Monitor finds profitable backhaul loads along your trucks' return routes — giving your dispatchers ranked, profitable options in minutes, not hours.

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Pay per search  ·  Credits never expire  ·  Setup in minutes

The Green Case for Backhaul

175B mi
Annual trucking miles in the U.S.
43.75B mi
Driven empty — roughly 25% of all miles
6.26B gal
Fuel burned on empty miles (at 7 mpg)
62.5M gal
Fuel saved per 1% reduction in empty miles
$238M
Fuel cost saved per 1% reduction (at $3.82/gal avg diesel, 2025)
4,375
Fewer trucks needed per 1% reduction (at 100K mi/driver/yr)
35%
Average deadhead in trucking
$1.80
Average cost per deadhead mile
3 min
Average time to find a backhaul
PC*Miler
Powered by Trimble routing data
The Problem

Empty miles are your biggest hidden cost

Fleet operators spend thousands each month paying drivers to haul air back to the yard. There's a better way.

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Deadhead miles drain margins

Every mile driven empty is money out the door — fuel, driver time, and equipment wear with zero revenue to show for it.

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Manual load searching wastes time

Dispatchers spend hours on the phone and scrolling load boards trying to cobble together return loads on short notice.

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Not all loads are worth it

A load that takes you 200 miles off route costs more than it earns. Without route math, it's hard to know what's actually profitable.

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No visibility into financials upfront

Revenue splits, fuel surcharges, and stop fees eat into backhaul profits. Most operators only find out after the fact.

From datum point to paid load in three steps

Haul Monitor handles the routing math so you can focus on moving freight.

1

Set Up Your Fleet

Enter your fleet profile — equipment type, home base, trailer specs, and rate configuration. Haul Monitor uses PC*Miler to verify your location coordinates.

2

Post a Backhaul Request

Enter your datum point — where your truck will be at the end of its primary haul. Haul Monitor draws a route corridor back to your home base.

3

Review Matched Loads

Get a ranked list of available backhaul loads with full financial analysis — gross revenue, customer net credit, out-of-route miles, and fuel surcharge baked in.

The Difference

Before and after Haul Monitor

✕  Without Haul Monitor

Trucks deadhead hundreds of miles back to base
Dispatchers manually search load boards under time pressure
No visibility into whether a load is actually profitable
Fuel surcharges and stop fees discovered after delivery
Route math done by hand — or not at all

✓  With Haul Monitor

Matched loads appear along the exact route home
Results ranked by net credit — best opportunity first
Full P&L breakdown before you commit to a load
Out-of-route miles calculated by PC*Miler truck routing
Estimate reports for planning ahead across your fleet

Everything you need to stop leaving money on the table

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Route Corridor Matching

Loads are filtered to a geographic corridor between your datum point and home base — only loads that are actually on your way home make the list.

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PC*Miler Truck Routing

Every route calculation uses Trimble's industry-standard truck routing engine for real driving distances — not straight-line estimates.

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Full Financial Breakdown

See gross revenue, carrier/customer revenue splits, mileage expenses, stop fees, fuel surcharge, and net credit for every matched load.

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Estimate Reports

Run "what if" scenarios across any route with annual volume projections — perfect for sales conversations and fleet planning.

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Relay Mode

Support for relay driving operations — Haul Monitor adjusts the route math to account for a relay driver starting from your home base.

Live Diesel Prices

Fuel surcharge calculations use live DOE PADD regional diesel prices, updated daily, so your FSC math is always accurate.

Pricing

Pay per search. No subscriptions.

Buy a bundle of credits and use them when you need them. Each backhaul or estimate search costs 1 credit. Credits never expire.

Starter
$ 50
10 credits
$5.00 per search
  • 10 backhaul or estimate searches
  • Full PC*Miler route matching
  • Complete financial breakdown
  • Credits never expire
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Fleet
$ 200
100 credits
$2.00 per search — save 60%
  • 100 backhaul or estimate searches
  • Full PC*Miler route matching
  • Complete financial breakdown
  • Live DAT & Direct Freight loads
  • Co-driver AI assistant
  • Credits never expire
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Ready to turn your return miles into revenue?

Set up your fleet in minutes and start finding backhaul opportunities today.

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Questions? Read the User Guide