Load Planner
A list of pieces in. The fewest legal truckloads out.
On the web now. Coming to Apple soon.
Have a job with hundreds of pieces? Every truck you don’t need is money saved. Load Planner works out how to put the pieces on the fewest trucks, without creating a permit load you didn’t already have. On one real job, a plan typed by hand came to 81 loads. Load Planner got it to 74 on open deck.
1
Drop in your piece list
Upload a CSV or Excel file, or paste the list as it came. Then check each piece and fix anything read wrong.
2
Pick your trailers
Flatbed, step deck, double drop, van or ocean container. Tick what you have or can broker, and set the deck length.
3
Get the load plan
The fewest truckloads, with each load drawn from the top and the side. Download it as a PDF, Excel or CSV.
See every load before you book it
The rules it follows
- Pieces only go together when that doesn't make the load need a permit it didn't already need.
- Weight limits on open deck: flatbed 45,000 lb, step deck 40,000 lb, double drop 37,000 lb when pieces share a deck. Anything over 45,000 lb is a load of its own.
- It only stacks pieces you tick. The top piece must be lighter and sit wholly on the one below, never over 13'6" on open deck.
- Vans are filled first, because they are cheaper to broker.
- Each load shows its center of gravity and every trailer type it works on.
A load plan is a starting point. Check the weights, sizes and securement before anything moves.
Try it with your own list
Free for a limited time.
- demo@trucost.app
- Password
- demo2026
The demo is shared, so other people can see what you save there. Don’t save private customer lists in it.