Your time has value.
So does every kilometre.
A load should make sense for your business. See estimated fuel and driver costs, including the return, with the assumptions in view.
Clarity before commitment
Freight planning for Australian carriers
For the industry.
By the industry.
Built to help carriers make the numbers work, share capacity with trusted partners and keep control of their business.
Freight planning.
On the carrier's terms.
Freight4Now is being built for small Australian road freight carriers. Estimate trip costs, plan shared and return loads, and coordinate with carriers you trust.
Your time has value.
More room to
work together.
Check whether your loads and those shared by trusted partners fit the same trip. Consider timing, capacity and extra travel before committing.
Make better use of the journeyRelationships matter.
Keep them yours.
Share work with carriers you choose. Control who sees your loads, and confirm arrangements together. The relationships stay in your hands.
Trusted coordination, on your termsThe job ends.
The costs don't.
Try a freight trip-cost example. The drive home still uses fuel and driver time. See the whole journey, then consider what a return load could add.
Melbourne to Sydney and backIllustrative route
Fictional inputs. Fuel and driver time only.
No freight rates, customer price or revenue included.
Estimated round tripInteractive example
Melbourne Sydney
- Total travel
- 1,760 km
- Estimated fuel cost
- $1,126
- Estimated driver cost
- $990
Estimated trip cost AUD · rounded$2,116
The truck returns empty. The estimate includes both legs of the journey.
Inputs and assumptions
880 km each way, 32 L/100 km, fuel at $2.00/L and 22 driver hours at $45/hour. The return-load example adds 80 km and 2 hours at the same fuel use.
Only fuel and driver time are included. No tolls, waiting, maintenance, ownership costs or revenue. A return load may bring revenue, but it does not remove travel costs. Route distances are illustrative.
What we stand for
The people behind
the freight come first.
Our purpose is to help carriers run a business they can keep building. That means useful information, respect for your judgement and control over your own work.
- Your judgement stays central.Clear estimates to support the call you make.
- Your business stays yours.Private records. You decide what to share.
- Trust runs both ways.Both carriers approve the work they take on.
A stronger industry
starts with the carrier.
Better information for the owner. More ways for trusted carriers to work together. That's the direction we're building towards.
Questions from
the carrier's side.
Who is Freight4Now for?
Freight4Now is being developed for Australian carriers moving customers' freight, with an initial focus on small transport businesses where the owner makes pricing and capacity decisions.
How does the freight trip-cost example work?
The trip-cost example combines distance, fuel use, fuel price and driver hours for the outbound and return journeys. It uses fictional inputs and includes fuel and driver time only. It is an estimated operating cost, not a customer quote.
Does a return load reduce the trip cost?
A return load can bring revenue, but collecting and delivering it may add travel and driver time. Our example shows those extra costs separately. Suitability depends on capacity, timing, vehicle requirements and the extra journey.
Is Freight4Now a freight marketplace?
No. Freight4Now's direction is trusted carrier coordination. Carriers choose their partners and sharing audience, and both parties approve an arrangement.
Can I use Freight4Now for live jobs today?
The product is in development, and the first-release scope is still being defined. This page offers a browser-local trip example. Live bookings, tracking and carrier workflows are not available here yet.
Built around your work.
With your future in mind.
Freight4Now is in development for small Australian carriers. Take an early look at how clearer trip planning could support your next decision.
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