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SupaFreight runs every load through the same seven steps: route, regulatory, equipment, time, cost, price and quote. The number your customer sees is built the same way every time, with its sources attached.
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Seven steps, in the same order, for every load.
Each step hands its result to the next. Change the width and the regulatory step re-runs; change the trailer and time, cost and price follow. Below is what each step does with the sample load: SFT-2026-0412, Houma, LA → Midland, TX, 9-axle extendable RGN.
Step 1 · Route
Start with the lane the truck will actually run.
The route sets the mileage, the states traversed and the miles in each one. Every later step (permits, escorts, curfews, time) is calculated per state from this split.
Advisories on the route, like a county curfew, are attached here so they travel with the quote.
- Origin
- Houma, LA 70360
- Destination
- Midland, TX 79701
| State | Miles | Share | Advisories |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 218 | 27% | None |
| TX | 594 | 73% | Tarrant Co. curfew |
| State | Miles | Source | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 218 | LA DOTD fee schedule | 84.00 |
| TX | 594 | TxDMV fee schedule | 286.00 |
| Permits total | 370.00 | ||
| Load | Two-lane | Divided | Police |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12'6" wide | None | None | Not required |
| 14'6" wide | 1 front | 1 rear | Not required |
| 16'6" wide | 1 front + 1 rear | 1 front + 1 rear | Not required |
| 18'6" wide | 1 front + 1 rear | 1 front + 1 rear | Required |
Matches the state's published rule. Texas escort guide
Step 2 · Regulatory
Permits, escorts and police, with the agency named.
For each state on the route, SupaFreight applies the permit fee schedule and the escort and police triggers to the load’s dimensions and weight.
Where a rule is clear, it is calculated. Where it is not, like Louisiana’s police requirement on this load, it is flagged for operator review instead of guessed.
Step 3 · Equipment
Quote the trailer that will move the load.
Axle configuration, weight and dimensions go into the calculation up front. They drive permit weight tiers, escort triggers and the equipment rate, not a conversation after the quote is sent.
- Dimensions
- 96′ × 12′ × 14′
- Weight
- 142,000 lb
- Axle groups
- tractor 3 · jeep 2 · RGN 3 · booster 1
Step 4 · Time
Price the hours, not just the miles.
Loaded travel and deadhead are priced by the hour. When a curfew window stops the truck, it shortens the travel day, and the extra time shows up in the quote instead of being absorbed by the carrier.
Step 5 · Cost
Build the cost line by line, with the basis beside it.
Linehaul, deadhead, permits, escorts and fuel are each calculated from the steps before them. Every line shows where its number came from, so a dispatcher or a customer can check it.
| Line item | Basis | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linehaul | 812 mi · loaded hours × trailer rate | Your rate sheet | 8,100.00 |
| Deadhead | Return to yard | Your rate sheet | 1,250.00 |
| Permits | LA + TX, with markup | State schedules | 370.00 |
| Escorts | Escort count × day rate | State escort rules | 1,650.00 |
| Fuel surcharge | Weekly index | Your policy | 600.00 |
| Customer total | 11,970.00 | ||
| Loaded rate | Per hour, by trailer |
| Deadhead rate | Per empty hour |
| Escort rate | Per mile or per day |
| High-pole escort | Per day |
| Permit markup | On state fees |
| Cost-plus markup | On police, escorts and utilities |
Priced on the server · not editable in the browser
Step 6 · Price
Your rates, your markup.
Each company quotes against its own rate configuration: equipment rates, deadhead, escort rates and markups. SupaFreight does not substitute a generic market rate.
The price is calculated on the server, so a total cannot be edited in the browser or overwritten by an outside integration.
Step 7 · Quote
A customer-ready quote, with the sources footnoted.
Save the estimate, revise it when the load changes, and send a clear quote under your own name. Permit and escort lines carry the agency they came from.
What it does not do.
SupaFreight builds the estimate. The state still issues the permit, and the operator still owns the move.
It does not file permits.
Permit fees are estimated from published state schedules. Ordering and paying for the permit happens with the state or your permit service, as it does today.
It does not make the final call.
States and their authorities make the final determination on route, escorts, police and travel times. Operators confirm with the state before the load moves.
It does not guess.
When a rule has no usable published trigger for a load, the line is marked REVIEW and left for the operator, instead of priced at zero.
Bring us a load you’ve already quoted.
Send the lane, dimensions, weight and equipment from a recent heavy-haul move. We’ll run it through all seven steps and walk through the estimate against yours.