✓ Invoice INV-10071 created for Mike Smith: Indianapolis to Chicago load, fuel surcharge, and detention.
Draft saved · ready to send| Linehaul (Indianapolis to Chicago)185 mi @ $3.10/mi | $573.50 |
| Fuel surcharge185 mi @ $0.45/mi | $83.25 |
| Detention3 hrs @ $75/hr after 2 free | $225.00 |
Here's a typical cost breakdown for a 1,000-mile dry van load out of Indianapolis. These are anchors: swap in your actual rates and costs.
Assumptions: ~1,000 loaded miles out of Indianapolis, dry van, one pickup and one drop, no reefer.
| LinehaulBase rate per mile | $2.00–$3.00/mi |
| Fuel surchargeDiesel offset | $0.35–$0.55/mi |
| AccessorialsDetention, layover, stop-offs | $50–$150 each |
| Tolls and permits (optional)Lane dependent | +$50–$200 |
Draft rate quote for a regional dry van lane, Indianapolis to Chicago round trip.
Assumptions: ~370 round-trip miles, 2 loads per week, dry van, standard accessorials.
| Linehaul (round trip)370 mi @ $2.75/mi | $1,017.50 |
| Fuel surcharge370 mi @ $0.45/mi | $166.50 |
| Accessorials (avg)Detention + stop-offs | $100–$250 |
1 client currently owes you money. Total outstanding: $2,362.50.
Prefer a manual approach? You can always create and edit without AI.
Contract freight starts with a rate quote. Build it by voice or text, send it to the shipper or broker, and turn it into an invoice when the load delivers.
Say or type the job. The AI builds the quote with linehaul, fuel surcharge, accessorials, and anything else.
Rate quote for Mike Smith totaling $1,334 for an Indianapolis to Chicago round trip: 370 miles of linehaul, fuel surcharge, and 2 hours of detention.
Email the quote to your shipper or broker. See when it's delivered, opened, and paid, so you know when to follow up.
When the load delivers, turn the quote into an invoice in one click. With our smart automation*, the invoice is created and sent to your client without you lifting a finger.
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Get your BOL signed, open Invoicer on your phone and talk through the load. The AI creates a clean freight invoice with linehaul, fuel surcharge, detention and lumper fees on separate lines.
Dropped Mike's load, BOL 48213, Indy to Columbus. 176 miles at $3.15, fuel surcharge 52 cents a mile. Stop-off in Richmond, $75. Three hours detention at $75 an hour, and I paid a $95 lumper.
Not sure what to quote for a dry van run to Atlanta or a reefer load to Dallas? Ask. Invoicer's AI checks three things and suggests a rate you can use, adjust or ignore.
Use it for spot loads, new shipper lanes and dedicated contracts, then turn the answer into a quote or invoice in one step.
What should I charge per mile for a dry van load from Indianapolis to Atlanta?
Your rate sits mid-market, and loads home from Atlanta pay less, so build some of the return into the outbound rate.
Running the same lane for a regular shipper every week is steady money. Set the billing up once and let Invoicer send the invoice each week.
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“Create an invoice for a Dallas to Houston load. Include 240 miles at $3.10 per mile, fuel surcharge, 3 hours detention, lumper fee, and payment due in 30 days.”Try this prompt →“Create an invoice for a reefer load from Fresno to Denver. Include linehaul, fuel surcharge, two extra stops, detention, and payment due on receipt.”Try this prompt →“Create an invoice for a flatbed load. Include linehaul, tarping, fuel surcharge, permit fees, layover, and payment terms.”Try this prompt →“Create an invoice for a multi-stop dry van run. Include linehaul, fuel surcharge, three stop-offs, detention, advance paid, remaining balance, and payment terms.”Try this prompt →Before you send the invoice off to the broker, make sure it has:
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Use the AI estimate generator to put together a clean rate quote for a load or a lane before you book it.
Just like the AI invoice generator, the AI fills it in for you based on your prompt. You can always edit everything manually, or just type and click to enter information. And with the estimate generator, once it's approved, you can turn it into an invoice in one click.
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Common questions about creating trucking invoices with AI
Yes. Open Invoicer in your phone's browser, tap the mic and talk through the load. The AI builds the invoice with linehaul, fuel surcharge, detention and lumper fees as separate line items. Review it, make any changes and send.
Ask what to charge for a load or lane, like a dry van run from Indianapolis to Atlanta. The AI looks at what you've charged before, typical rates in your area and current market data, then suggests a rate. You can always change it.
Yes. When the load delivers, convert the quote into an invoice in one click. Line items, client details and terms carry over, so there's nothing to retype.
Yes. Scheduled invoices, on the Pro and Advanced plans, send on the date you pick. Recurring invoices, on the Advanced plan, bill dedicated lanes and regular shipper loads automatically, for example every week.
Your company details, the broker or shipper you're billing, the invoice and delivery dates, the lane and load or BOL number, the linehaul rate and miles, fuel surcharge, accessorials like detention, layover, lumper fees and tolls, any advance taken, the total and your payment terms.
No. Invoicer runs in your browser on your phone, tablet or computer, so you can invoice from the cab or the office.
Yes. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day trial that includes 50k AI credits, and no credit card is required. Plans start at $12/mo after that.
An invoice is for a load you have run or are running, when it is time to get paid. A rate quote shows what a lane or load will cost before anyone commits, and is useful when you are still working out a number with the broker.
If you took an advance at pickup or were paid part of the load, show the amount already paid on the invoice and list the remaining balance due. This keeps the total accurate and makes the balance easy for the broker to review.
A template works if you only bill once in a while and do not mind filling in a file by hand. If you invoice after every load, an invoice generator is faster: you tell it the lane and the rate, reuse broker details, and add fuel, detention, and other charges without retyping every total.
Deliver the load, send the invoice, and get paid fast.
