How Much Highway Are You Buying?
Put your own numbers in and see the same freight two ways: as railcars on our network, or as trucks on your local highways. Fuel, emissions, vehicle counts, and the cost breakeven. Planning-level math from public benchmarks, not a rate quote.
Your Freight, Two Ways
Every number is editable. Start from a commodity to load typical planning values, then tune the volume, haul, and market assumptions to match your lane.
Adjust for your lane — every value below is editable (sources at the bottom of the page)
The verdict — this move, mode by mode
The cost line uses your editable rates above. For a real number on a real lane, request a rate — it costs nothing and takes a day.
What the CO₂ saving equals
Benchmarks & sources: rail fuel efficiency ~500 ton-miles per gallon (Association of American Railroads); 10.21 kg CO₂ per gallon of diesel and the car/forest equivalencies (EPA emission factors); diesel price reflects the DOE/EIA weekly U.S. on-highway average where available; truck per-mile rate defaults follow published DAT national averages by equipment type (flatbed for metals and lumber, dry van for boxcar freight, as of June 2026) and are set at or below those averages; the deadhead default reflects ATRI's reported industry average empty-mile share; truck mpg, deadhead, and per-mile rates are editable planning assumptions — set them to your own lane. Results are planning-level estimates, not a rate quote or service commitment. Freight rates are governed by the FGLK/ONCT tariff and written agreements.
Like What the Math Says?
The calculator estimates. We quote. Send us one move you make by truck today — origin, destination, commodity, volume — and we will tell you honestly whether rail beats it, and by how much.