Free calculator for moving company owners

Can you afford to hire a new crew lead?

A new crew lead lets you run another truck. The pay starts with training, and the extra moves follow once the crew is ready and booked.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new crew lead, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new crew lead 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 moving company. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new crew lead costs $4,500 a month and starts bringing in $7,000 a month after 1 month. The business pays $4,500 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in a moving company

Hire for peak weeks you have already booked.
Train new crew on smaller moves first to keep claims down.
Use day labor for peaks and keep the core crew small.

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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