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Calculating transport costs precisely

A transport consultant's cost calculation spreadsheets became an app that guides you step by step through the calculation.

Tourkostenrechner app
Project partner
Erich Hanisch, business support and consulting
Cost calculation spreadsheets for direct courier and parcel services

The starting point

Erich Hanisch advises small and medium-sized transport companies on their cost calculation. His know-how was stored in two large spreadsheets: one for direct courier and special transport, one for parcel services and freight forwarders.

The spreadsheets worked, but only experts could use them. The idea: an app that guides you through the calculation as easily as a tax app guides you through your tax return.

Our approach

Two spreadsheets and many conversations turned, step by step, into an app that makes sense without any prior knowledge.

1

Kick-off

We worked through the spreadsheets and agreed together on what the first version had to do.

2

Questionnaire principle

Every spreadsheet row became a clear question, grouped into staff, vehicle and company.

3

Design & brand

We created all screens, the app icon and the name in Figma.

4

Development

Built with Flutter and released for iOS and Android in 2024.

How the app works

Five steps to the route price

Choosing a calculator
1Choose a calculatorDirect courier or parcel service, your progress is saved.
Step-by-step input
2Answer questionsOne question per screen, with an explanation, monthly or yearly.
Interim results
3Interim resultsAfter each section you see right away what it costs.
Required revenue
4Calculate revenueEnter your target profit, the app works out the revenue needed per route.
Settings
5Adjust valuesSocial security rates and working days can be updated every year.
Two calculators

For two kinds of transport

Direct courier, special and freight transport

For trips that are quoted individually.

  • Route costs per day
  • Costs per loaded kilometre
  • Final price per route and per km, including profit

Parcel services and freight forwarders

For the overall monthly calculation across several routes.

  • Route costs per month
  • Revenue needed per route
  • Total revenue needed