Free calculator for courier owners

Can you afford to hire a new driver and van?

A new driver and van cost wages, fuel and a lease or loan from the first day. Revenue starts when the route is booked, and cash when the client pays.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new driver and van, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new driver and van brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for a courier business. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new driver and van costs $7,500 a month and starts bringing in $10,000 a month after 1 month. The business pays $7,500 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in a courier business

Add a route only against a signed contract.
Ask large new shippers for 15 or 30 day terms.
Add fuel surcharges to contracts before you scale.

See every hire in your forecast

One Page CFO adds the hire to your 13-week forecast and shows the tightest week before you commit.

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