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CARTAGE & SUPPLY COST CALCULATOR

Quote cartage and supply.
Without missing a cost.

Calculate materials, full truck trips and handling time. Set your margin. Send a professional quote with your company’s branding, currency and tax.

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US$19/month for one user · additional users US$3.50 each.
USD billing. Applicable tax added at checkout. No annual commitment.

Built around the way you quoteCartage operatorsAggregate suppliersEarthworks & landscaping

FROM JOB DETAILS TO CUSTOMER-READY

Less spreadsheet work.
More confidence in the number.

A delivery price is more than tonnes × material rate. CartageHQ keeps the parts together, so the return journey or a partial load doesn’t disappear from your quote.

  1. 01

    Build the job

    Choose your materials and vehicle. Add quantities, the return route and loading allowances.

  2. 02

    Check your cost. Set your price.

    See whole trips, vehicle time and contingency. Add a margin or enter your own selling price.

  3. 03

    Put your name on it

    Preview a branded client quote, print or save it as a PDF, and keep a saved version for reference.

TRY IT FOR YOURSELF

Put a sample delivery
to the test.

Change the quantity and truck payload to see how the trips and price add up. Then switch to the customer’s quote to see the finished result.

No account needed. Fictional prices only—nothing is saved.

TRY A SAMPLE JOB

Every trip. Every allowance.

Charged trips10
Vehicle time10 h 0 min
Material supply
USD 3,120.00
Cartage & handling
USD 1,600.00
Contingency · 5%
USD 236.00
Your costUSD · excluding Example taxUSD 4,956.00
Selling price · 20% margin
USD 6,195.00
Example tax · 15%
USD 929.25
Customer total
USD 7,124.25

The final partial load still pays for a full trip. Material supply is charged only for the quantity delivered.

Fictional prices in USD: 31.20/tonne, 160/hour, 12 km return at 24 km/h, 15 min loading + 15 min unloading per trip. Currency is suggested from your country or browser locale. Numbers are illustrative, not converted market prices. The 15% example tax is not a country tax determination. Nothing is saved.

THIS IS WHAT YOUR CUSTOMER SEES

Professional on the outside.
Fully worked out underneath.

Your logo. Your company details. One clear supply-and-delivery price. Your internal costs and profit stay out of the customer’s copy.

Internal estimated cost · excl. GST
$4,956.00
Your chosen margin
20%
Customer selling price · excl. GST
$6,195.00

Illustrative NZ job, fictional companies. Calculated by the same engine as the app—not a customer testimonial. This example adds 15% NZ GST to the selling price.

Finished quoteClient-safe preview

Client quote preview

Client-safe copy: selling price only. Internal costs and profit are excluded. Print or choose “Save as PDF”.

Harbour Cartage

Illustrative company · not a real customer

Supply & delivery quote

CQ-1042

Quoted

Prepared forRidgeway Civil
Estimate date2026-09-09
Valid until2026-10-09
Included supply and delivery · combined job price below
DescriptionQuantity
Example aggregate100 t
Cartage & delivery10 trips
Supply & delivery before GST
$6,195.00
GST (15%)
$929.25
Total NZD
$7,124.25

Delivery assumptions & terms

Aggregate supply and delivery to the agreed site. Subject to suitable truck access and confirmation of material availability.

Supply is based on actual quantity. Each dispatched trip is charged in full, including partial final loads. Different commodities are transported separately.

Prepared with CartageHQ · CQ-1042
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Don’t leave the return trip out.

Allow for return trips, loading, unloading, stops and extra kilometres—not just the distance from A to B.

Protect the margin you intended.

Compare vehicle payloads, add multiple commodities and allow for contingency before setting your selling price.

Stop rebuilding the same quote.

Reuse saved material prices, vehicles, clients and locations. Keep your team working from the same company information.

LESS ADMIN. MORE TIME FOR THE JOB.

What would ten minutes
back per quote mean?

Try your own assumptions. This is an illustration, not a measured customer result or a promise of savings.

Illustrative time saved each month

3 h 20 min
Put a value on that time (optional)

This comparison is in USD, the subscription billing currency. Enter an hourly value in USD; this is not a conversion of your company’s quote currency.

Value of that time
$200.00
Subscription · before tax
$19.00
Time value less subscription
$181.00

All values exclude tax. Saved time is not automatically cash or profit.

STANDARD PLAN · YOUR COMPANY & TEAM

Simple pricing.
No annual commitment.

Start with one user. Add colleagues to the same company workspace as your team grows.

Subscriptions are billed in USD. Your bank may apply its own exchange rate or fees. Each company sets its own quote currency, country and tax rate. Job quantities stay metric (tonnes, m³ and kilometres). Country defaults are starting points to review, not automatic tax compliance.

CARTAGEHQ MONTHLY

US$19 / month

Billed in USD. Tax added at checkout.

Change currency

Suggested from your approximate country, with browser language as a fallback. VPNs can affect detection. Your manual choice is remembered on this browser. Estimates are rounded to whole currency units and exclude tax and bank fees. Your bank’s rate may differ. Billing country, job currency and quote GST are unchanged.

Includes one user

  • US$3.50 per additional user / month
  • Seven-day trial with a card
  • Cancel before the trial ends: no subscription charge
  • Then monthly billing; cancel renewal any time
Request early accessApplicable tax is added by Stripe at checkout. Paid cancellation takes effect at the end of your paid period.

YOUR COMPANY. YOUR WAY OF QUOTING.

Start with the prices you already use.

Add your materials, trucks and company details. Choose a quote currency and reviewed tax rate. Saved versions keep their original figures—even when your defaults change.

Help from the people building it.

Questions about setup, early access or whether CartageHQ fits your work? Talk to Richard at Kiwi Digital.

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BEFORE YOU START

A few useful details.

What does a cartage and supply quote include?

Start with the actual material quantity and unit price. Add every charged truck trip, including the return journey, loading and unloading, then any job allowances and contingency. Set your selling price or margin and apply your reviewed tax settings. Read the worked cartage-cost guide.

Can I quote in my own currency and tax?

Yes. Each company chooses its own quote currency, country, tax label and rate. You can review tax exceptions on an individual quote. Currency changes do not convert existing price numbers. The app uses metric units and one tax rate on the combined selling price; it does not determine local tax obligations or file returns.

What do I need to get started?

Your material prices, truck payload and hourly rate, usual handling time, and company details. You can add a logo and reuse clients and locations. Start with a blank quote or explore the fictional sample above—your customer data is not used in public examples.

When will my card be charged?

The planned trial lasts seven days and requires a card in Stripe Checkout. Stripe shows the trial end and first charge before confirmation. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid a subscription charge. After that, billing is monthly.

Can my team use the same company information?

Yes. Company members share clients, material prices, vehicles, locations and quotes. Owners manage invitations and roles. Each person signs in with their own verified account; saved quote versions retain the prices used at the time.

Does CartageHQ decide what I should charge?

No. It shows your supply and cartage costs, allowances and contingency. You control your selling price or margin and review the quote before sharing it with a client.

Is the product ready to purchase?

Not yet. Existing preview companies can use shared quoting and invite colleagues within their current user allowance. New subscriptions are disabled while remaining billing and launch checks are completed. Contact us to discuss early access or a demonstration.