Typical 2026 values for a Euro 6 tractor with a tautliner in Central and South-East Europe land between €1.05 and €1.45 per loaded km all-in; Western European fleets with higher wages sit higher. The spread between carriers comes mostly from empty kilometres, waiting time and toll-heavy routes — not from the diesel price everyone pays.
It uses an average toll rate. Real tolls depend on the exact route, axle count and emission class in each country — Germany alone changed its CO₂-based Maut class table recently. CargoMind's route calculator prices the actual road geometry per country for 20+ EU countries and five truck types, adds the driver's per diem by country, and compares the customer price against the real cost on every order, so the margin you see is per load, not per spreadsheet.
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Start Your Free TrialFor a 40 t Euro 6 tractor-trailer the all-in cost typically falls between €1.05 and €1.45 per loaded kilometre in Central and South-East Europe and higher in Western Europe, driven mainly by driver wages, empty kilometres and toll-heavy corridors. Use your own numbers — the calculator exists because averages hide the spread.
Total trip cost divided by (1 − target margin). At €1 400 cost and a 12 % margin the quote is €1 591. Do not price per loaded km alone: positioning and waiting days are paid by you whether or not the customer sees them.
Because dispatcher, accounting, insurance and software are paid every day regardless of loads. Dividing them by trucks and working days gives the daily figure a trip must cover; forgetting it is the most common reason small carriers 'make money on every trip' and lose money every year.
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