{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cost-Based Freight Pricing","description":"Cost-based freight pricing is a rate-setting method in which a carrier or freight forwarder derives its charges from the actual costs of providing the service and adds a predetermined profit margin. Direct costs—fuel, driver wages, vehicle depreciation—are combined with allocated overheads such as insurance, administration, and infrastructure, and a markup is applied to the total. The approach differs fundamentally from market-based or demand-driven pricing, where rates follow supply and demand ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cost-based-freight-pricing","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T18:15:25.570942","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cost-plus-pricing.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cost-based-freight-pricing","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cost-Based Freight Pricing · Cost-based freight pricing is a rate-setting method in which a carrier or freight forwarder derives its charges from the actual costs of providing the service and adds a predetermined profit margin. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cost-plus-pricing.asp"}