In-House vs UniHop Calculator

The hidden costs of in-house delivery

Running your own delivery team sounds straightforward until you add up all the costs. Driver wages are just the start — you also pay for vehicles, insurance, management time, and the headaches that come with scheduling and turnover.

What in-house really costs

• Driver wages — Hourly pay, overtime, benefits
• Vehicle costs — Purchase/lease, fuel, maintenance, depreciation
• Insurance — Commercial auto, liability, workers comp
• Management time — Scheduling, dispatch, performance tracking
• Turnover — Recruiting, training, lost productivity

What most businesses miss

The calculator above factors in industry averages for vehicle costs, insurance, and fuel. But the real hidden cost is your time — hours spent managing drivers instead of growing your business.

Why outsourcing makes sense

With UniHop, you pay only for deliveries that actually happen. No idle time, no vehicle headaches, no insurance paperwork. And our dispatch team handles the monitoring so you don't have to.

What you get with UniHop

• Pay only for what ships — No paying drivers to wait around
• Zero fleet insurance — We handle driver coverage
• No dispatch headaches — Our team monitors every delivery
• 4 delivery styles — Standard, Hybrid, Special Handling, Oversize

When in-house still makes sense

In-house delivery can work if you have extremely high, consistent volume and the management capacity to run a fleet operation. For most businesses, the math favors outsourcing — especially when you factor in the time you get back.

Use the calculator to run your numbers, then talk to our team to see what makes sense for your situation.