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Insights on equipment economics, cost methodology, and pricing strategy for contractors and owner-operators.

Upcoming Topics

Planned articles mapped to the questions contractors actually search for:

How much should I charge for skid steer work?

skid steer pricing, hourly rate calculator

Tractor work pricing calculator: what to charge for bush hogging and land clearing

tractor work pricing, bush hogging pricing guide

Owner-operator cost per mile: calculating true hauling rates

owner operator cost per mile, dump truck operating cost

Landscaping job estimate template: from materials to machine hours

landscaping job estimate template, job estimate

Mini excavator hourly rate: how to price trenching and grading

mini excavator hourly rate, construction equipment cost per hour

Construction equipment cost per hour: the full O&O method explained

construction equipment cost per hour, O&O cost, equipment cost calculator

Schedule C expenses for contractors: tax-ready record keeping

schedule c expenses, contractor tax software

Equipment depreciation and fuel cost tracking in TRUEHOUR

equipment depreciation, fuel cost tracking, maintenance log

Break-even rate vs. profit per job: why margin matters

break-even rate, profit per job, job costing

Fleet costing for small business contractors

fleet costing, small business contractor, equipment overhead allocation

Why owners trust TRUEHOUR

The trusted source equipment owners run their business on.

Built on the professional standard

Our methodology follows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Equipment Ownership & Operating Expense Schedule (EP 1110-1-8) — the cost framework professional contractors have used for over 70 years.

Benchmarks from real owner data

Our hourly-rate ranges come from aggregated, anonymous TRUEHOUR app data with a minimum sample size of ten operators per cell — context the equipment industry has never had in one place.

Built by and for owner-operators

Designed for the people running the machine — not large rental fleets or enterprise ERP users. Every decision in the product is filtered through that lens.

Learn more about why TRUEHOUR or how our benchmarks work.