Built for Skid Steer, Excavator, Dozer, Mini Excavator, and Heavy Equipment Operators
TRUEHOUR is the mobile app that calculates your true equipment cost per hour. It factors in depreciation, insurance, taxes, fuel, oil, filters, tires, tracks, undercarriage wear, repairs, operator wage, and business overhead to give contractors and owner-operators an accurate hourly rate for every machine in their fleet. Stop guessing. Start pricing with confidence.
TRUEHOUR is a mobile app that calculates the true cost per hour to own and operate construction equipment. It factors in depreciation, insurance, taxes, fuel, maintenance, operator wage, and business overhead to give contractors and owner-operators an accurate hourly rate for every machine in their fleet.
TRUEHOUR walks you through a simple setup wizard that collects your purchase price, salvage value, useful life, fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and overhead expenses. It then automatically calculates your total owning and operating cost per hour so you always know your break-even rate before bidding a job.
TRUEHOUR supports all types of construction equipment including skid steers, compact track loaders, mini excavators, full size excavators, dozers, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, motor graders, dump trucks, and any other hours-based or miles-based equipment.
Yes. TRUEHOUR includes a Job Estimating tool that builds detailed quotes using your actual equipment costs, labor rates, materials, permits, and profit margin targets. You will never underbid a job because you guessed your equipment costs.
Owning cost includes depreciation, insurance, taxes, and storage — costs you pay whether the machine runs or not. Operating cost includes fuel, oil, filters, tires, tracks, undercarriage wear, and repairs — costs tied directly to machine use. TRUEHOUR calculates both and combines them into your true total cost per hour.
Yes. TRUEHOUR's Business Overhead Center lets you enter all your business expenses including insurance, marketing, office costs, and utilities, and automatically allocates them across your fleet on a per-hour basis so your pricing always covers your full cost of doing business.
Yes. TRUEHOUR is available on both iOS and Android devices.
TRUEHOUR offers a free tier for single machine owners and a Pro subscription for unlimited machines, job estimating, AI pricing guidance, and advanced reporting.
An O&O cost calculator, or owning and operating cost calculator, is a tool that combines all costs associated with owning and running a piece of equipment — including depreciation, insurance, fuel, maintenance, and overhead — into a single cost per hour figure. TRUEHOUR is the most comprehensive O&O cost calculator available as a mobile app for contractors.
To know what to charge per hour for your excavator, you need to calculate your total owning cost, operating cost, overhead allocation, and desired profit margin. TRUEHOUR automates this entire calculation and tells you your break-even rate and recommended billing rate based on your target profit margin.