On a route between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (435 km), a haulier wants to obtain the freight rate for a truck with 5 double axles that will transport general cargo and return to the point of origin empty.

The type of operation contracted is “Cargo vehicle operation only” (Table B), where a flat rate of $250.00 will be added.

Endpoint used: https://api.maplink.global/freight/v1/calculations (Method: POST)

The full request can be found below:

{
    "operationType": [
        "B"
    ],
    "goodsType": [
        "CARGA_GERAL"
    ],
    "axis": [
        5
    ],
    "roundTrip": true,
    "backEmpty": true,
    "distance": 435,
    "otherCosts": [
        {
            "name": "Taxa Fixa",
            "type": "FIXED",
            "value": 250
        }
    ],
    "date": "2021-12-02"
}

When the value of the parameter backEmpty is changed to true, the obligatory empty return payment will be calculated as 92% (ninety-two percent) of the value of the displacement cost coefficient (CCD) of the vehicle composition used multiplied by the return distance, as set out in the contract.

The full response can be found below:

{
    "source": "RESOLUÇÃO Nº 496, DE 19 DE OUTUBRO DE 2021",
    "results": {
        "B": {
            "5": {
                "CARGA_GERAL": {
                    "value": 3249.66,
                    "otherCosts": {
                        "Taxa Fixa": 250
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "minimumFreight": 3249.66,
    "minimumFreightWithCosts": 3499.66
}