Road freight should-cost intelligence

Know what a European lane should cost — before you negotiate.

Frintelis rebuilds each lane from the ground up — fuel, driver labour, tolls, equipment and empty running — so you can see a defendable cost, benchmark the rate you pay, and negotiate from evidence rather than opinion.

Bottom-up cost model 28 European countries Transparent assumptions
How it works

From a route to a defendable cost in three steps.

Frintelis models the cost a well-run carrier would need to operate a lane — the “should-cost” — and shows where the rate you pay sits against it.

01

Describe the lane

Enter origin, destination, vehicle type and how often you run it. Distance is routed automatically or entered manually.

02

Model the cost

Frintelis builds a bottom-up cost from current fuel prices, country labour, tolls, equipment and empty running — with standard assumptions applied automatically.

03

Compare & negotiate

See the modelled cost, a defendable range and where your current rate sits — with a clear commercial interpretation and next step.

Example output

A decision sheet, not a black box.

Every analysis is transparent: the dominant modelled cost, a defendable range, and the assumptions behind it.

Rotterdam → Munich · 25 t megaIllustrative
Modelled cost per trip · midpoint
≈ 1,360 EUR
bottom-up · exact figure in the detailed breakdown
1,285defendable range1,440
Driver & labour432 €
Fuel361 €
Tolls204 €
Equipment & overhead365 €

Built for procurement decisions.

  • One dominant modelled cost, not a wall of numbers.
  • A defendable range you can take into a negotiation.
  • Every figure traces to a transparent assumption and a dated data source.
  • A plain-language commercial interpretation and recommended next step.

Illustrative figures for demonstration — not a live calculation.

Who it's for

Evidence for the people who own the freight budget.

Procurement

Enter tenders prepared

Walk into a rate negotiation knowing what a lane should cost and where the current price sits — with the reasoning to back it up.

Logistics & transport

Sanity-check quotes

Test whether a carrier quote is fair, aggressive or unsustainable before you commit — across vehicle types and routes.

Finance & leadership

Defend the number

Support budget and savings discussions with a transparent, bottom-up cost model rather than benchmark hearsay.

Why Frintelis

A cost model you can actually defend.

Bottom-up, not benchmark-only

Costs are built from real operating components, so you understand why a lane costs what it does — not just an opaque market average.

Current cost inputs

Fuel prices are maintained from the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin and UK sources, with visible “as of” dates.

Transparent range, not false precision

Results show a defendable range and confidence, so you know how much weight a number can bear.

Honest about limits

Where an input is estimated — cross-border tolls, return loads — Frintelis says so rather than hiding it.

Methodology

Every euro is accounted for.

Frintelis models the total cost of operating a lane and divides it across the effective kilometres actually driven, including empty running. Standard assumptions are applied automatically; Professional users can review and override the full model.

Explore the model in the application →

cost / km =
  ( labour + fuel + tolls
    + equipment + maintenance
    + overhead & margin )
  ÷ effective_km

effective_km = loaded_km × (1 + empty_%)
Pricing

Plans for every stage of freight procurement.

Pricing is being finalised. Start with the Standard model today; Professional and Enterprise add depth and scale.

Standard
Available now
  • Single-lane should-cost analysis
  • Defendable range & interpretation
  • Standard market assumptions
  • 28 European countries
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Professional
Coming soon
  • Everything in Standard
  • Full assumption override
  • Scenario comparison
  • Carrier economics view
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Enterprise
Let's talk
  • Everything in Professional
  • Portfolio & tender analysis
  • Team access & org controls
  • Priority support
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See what your lanes should cost.

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