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Tools that do the math for you.
Figure the run before you make a single call. Free, no login — pick a tool below.
Shrink
Freight cost
Hours of service
Cattle shrink calculator
Estimate transport shrink and what it does to your pay weight. An estimate — real shrink swings with handling, weather, and time off feed and water.
Estimated shrink
3.0%
of body weight lost in transit
20 lb
per head
1,026 lb
total shrink
32,774 lb
est. pay weight
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$ shrink cost
Estimate only. Based on typical extension ranges (shrink rises with time off feed/water, then plateaus). Actual shrink depends on handling, weather, distance, and cattle condition. Not a guarantee of delivered weight.
Freight cost calculator
Work a rate in any basis and see the total — plus the per-mile, per-head, and per-cwt equivalents.
Load pays
$893
total for this load
$4.25
per loaded mile
$17.16
per head
$2.64
per cwt
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net after your cost
Tip. Add your all-in cost/mile and any deadhead to see the real net — a per-head or per-cwt offer can look fine and still miss your per-mile floor once you dead-head to it.
Hours-of-service planner
A planning aid for livestock hauls, with the 150-air-mile agricultural exemption built in. Not legal or DOT compliance advice — follow current FMCSA rules and your ELD.
Your hours
2.8 h
driving that counts against HOS on this trip
11.0 h
drive time left (of 11)
14.0 h
window left (of 14)
You can make this run. ~2.8 h of on-clock driving, 11.0 h drive time left, window closes in 14.0 h.
How the exemption works. Within 150 air-miles (≈172.5 road miles) of the source — and, since Nov 2021, of the destination — HOS doesn’t run for livestock in planting/harvest season. Only the middle counts. Also: 30-min break after 8 h driving; 14-h window; 60/70-h weekly limits. Verify your state’s season dates and follow your ELD. Air-mile figures here are approximate.