Questions
What carriers ask about pricing a haul, and about PriceTheHaul.
Pricing a haul
What should I charge to haul an RV?
Price the whole trip, not just the miles you're loaded. Four things go into every haul:
- Loaded miles: pickup to drop-off, at a per-mile rate that's usually higher on short runs than long ones.
- Deadhead: the miles out to the pickup and home again, with no load. The one most carriers forget to charge for.
- Drive time: so a slow, low-mileage day still pays for your hours.
- Your minimum: the least a job is worth hooking up for.
Published RV transport rates for 2026 run roughly $1.50 to $4.00 a mile, higher on short hauls and heavy Class A motorhomes, lower over long distances. Treat those as context, not your price: they're what shippers pay brokers, and they know nothing about your truck, your fuel or how far you are from the pickup.
What should I charge for a hotshot load?
The same way: price the whole trip. Published hotshot rates for 2026 run roughly $1.50 to $2.50 a loaded mile on the load boards, but a board rate only covers the loaded leg. When you're quoting your own customer, the drive out, the drive home and the time the job really takes all have to be in the number, or a good-looking rate can come out at half that across every mile you drive.
Should I charge for deadhead?
Yes. The miles to the pickup and the miles home burn the same fuel and the same day as the loaded miles. PriceTheHaul prices the deadhead from your home base into every quote automatically.
Should I quote a flat price or per mile?
Most private customers want one number. An all-in price is easier to say yes to than a per-mile rate they then have to multiply. PriceTheHaul works the price out from your rates and gives you one number to quote. PriceTheHaul can also price a haul at a flat per-mile rate instead if that's how you work.
What should I charge for a short haul?
More per mile than a long one, with a minimum under it. A 30-mile move still means hooking up, strapping down, driving there and a good part of your day. Set a minimum charge, and PriceTheHaul uses it whenever the miles come to less.
How do I price in fuel when diesel keeps moving?
You don't have to keep up with it. PriceTheHaul uses this week's average diesel or gasoline price for your region, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and checks for a new one every day. Prefer the national average, or the price you're actually paying? Pick either in Settings. The cost of the deadhead moves with it, and you'll see the fuel cost of each haul beside the price.
Using PriceTheHaul
What does PriceTheHaul do?
PriceTheHaul prices a haul on your own rates, from your own home base, while the customer's still on the phone: loaded miles, deadhead out and back, fuel, drive time, hotels, your extras and your minimum. PriceTheHaul then saves the quote with the customer, so you can pick it up later and mark it booked, completed or cancelled.
What can I haul with PriceTheHaul?
RVs of every kind (travel trailers, 5th wheels, toy haulers), hotshot loads, cars and trucks, boats, food trailers, and anything else you tow for a customer. You choose what you haul and can give each type its own minimum and extras.
How long does setup take?
About two minutes if you accept the starting rates: your business name, home base, what you haul, your minimum and your per-mile rates. Everything else starts on a working default you can change any time in Settings.
Where can I use PriceTheHaul?
Anywhere in the continental United States. Addresses, road distances and drive times come from US road data. PriceTheHaul isn't built for Canada, Mexico or cross-border work yet. If that's what you run, tell us.
Do I need to download an app?
No. PriceTheHaul runs in your phone's browser at app.pricethehaul.com, and on a tablet or computer too.
Is the quoted price guaranteed?
No. A PriceTheHaul quote is an estimate built from your rates and the mileage, and real roads, weather and customers vary. You always decide what to charge a customer; PriceTheHaul makes sure you've counted everything first.
Does PriceTheHaul give directions?
No. PriceTheHaul works out miles and drive time to price the haul. It isn't a navigation app: it doesn't account for traffic, road closures, or height and weight limits for your rig. Plan the route yourself.
Is PriceTheHaul a load board or a broker?
No. PriceTheHaul doesn't find loads, doesn't take a cut and never contacts your customers. PriceTheHaul is a quoting tool for the work you already have.
Plans and your data
How many quotes do I get free?
5 a month, with no card. Everything PriceTheHaul does is on the free plan: your full rate setup, saved quotes, statuses and customers. The paid plan, $49 a month or $490 a year, removes the limit.
What counts as a quote?
One new pickup-to-drop-off trip, priced. Changing extras, adding a discount or switching to the flat rate on the same trip doesn't count as a new quote, and neither does saving or reopening one. Changing to a new pickup or drop-off does. See the details.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes, from your account. There's no contract. Paid quoting runs to the end of the period you paid for, and then you're on Free.
What happens to my quotes if I stop paying?
They stay. Your rates, quotes and customers are kept when you move back to Free. You can also delete your account and everything in it yourself, whenever you want, from Settings. It is gone from the app at once, and from our backups within three months.
Who can see my rates and customers?
Only you. Your rates, quotes and customers are never sold and never go to advertisers. The privacy policy lists the kinds of companies that help us run PriceTheHaul.
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