Freight rates are configured at the project level and control what you charge your customers as well as what you pay your vendors and drivers. This article walks you through each component of the Freight Rates section.
Static vs. Stopped Rates
Freight rates can be set as either static or stopped for the duration of the project. You will find the Freight Rates section by scrolling down within the project setup.
Customer, Vendor, and Driver Rates
You can set separate rates for your customer, your vendors, and your drivers.
Customer rate — the amount you charge your customer per unit (e.g., $15 per ton).
Vendor rate — the amount paid to anyone outside your company. This includes external subcontractors, sub-vendors, other contractors, and owner-operators.
Driver rate — the amount paid to your internal drivers.
💡 If you pay your vendors and drivers the same rate, you can enter the same value in both fields. If your internal drivers are paid at a different rate, simply adjust the driver rate field accordingly.
Add-Ons
For each rate (customer, vendor, and driver), you can attach add-ons that will be automatically applied to the invoice on every job downstream. Add-ons are pulled from your configured list of add-ons.
Examples of add-ons you can apply:
Fuel surcharge — added as a cost on top of the base rate.
Dump fee — automatically included on each job invoice.
Lease fee — can be configured as a negative cost (deduction).
Add-ons can be set as flat amounts or as percentages. For example, you could apply a lease fee as a negative 15% deduction. Each rate type (customer, vendor, driver) can have its own set of add-ons.
Per-Site Rates
You can also configure different rates based on pickup site. This allows you to adjust the customer, vendor, and driver rates for specific sites within the same project.
When a job is created, Tread will match on the pickup site and automatically apply the rates configured for that location. You can have multiple per-site rate configurations on a single project.
Tax Settings
In the Tax and Contacts section at the bottom of the Freight Rates area, you can apply a tax rate to the receivables invoice.
Enter your tax rate (e.g., 8%).
Select which items the tax should apply to:
Freight and fuel surcharge rates
Material rates
Add-ons
You have full flexibility here. For example, if you only want to tax freight and fuel surcharge rates, select only that option and leave the others unchecked. If you want add-ons included in the taxable total, check the add-ons field as well.
💡 Tax applies only to the receivables (customer-facing) invoice, not to payables.
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