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Commercial Auto Insurance Calculator

Estimate fleet insurance costs based on vehicle count, use type, mileage, and coverage levels.

About this calculator

Commercial auto insurance for a fleet is priced on a per-vehicle base rate that gets adjusted by several risk factors, then discounted for the size of the fleet -- this calculator works through that layered pricing model to estimate Total Annual Premium. It starts from a fixed base rate per vehicle, multiplies it by a Vehicle Use Type factor (Service/Trade is the baseline, rising through Delivery, Long-haul, to Passenger transport as the riskiest use case) and an Annual Mileage per Vehicle factor (higher mileage means more exposure to a crash), adds a physical-damage premium based on Average Vehicle Value, then applies a Liability Limit factor (higher limits cost more) and a Physical Damage Deductible factor (a higher deductible lowers the premium, since the insurer pays less per claim). Finally, Fleet Discount reduces the total based on Number of Vehicles: fleets of 5 or more vehicles get a discount, and fleets of 10 or more get a larger one, reflecting the reduced per-vehicle underwriting and administrative cost of insuring many vehicles under one policy.

Because that fleet discount is applied to the whole fleet's total rather than scaling down the per-vehicle rate directly, Annual Cost per Vehicle actually falls as Number of Vehicles crosses each discount threshold, even though every vehicle in the fleet is otherwise priced identically. This is a simplified illustrative rating model; a real commercial auto policy also weighs each driver's motor vehicle record, the fleet's claims history, garaging location, and specific vehicle types (a box truck and a sedan are not treated identically), none of which this calculator captures.

Inputs

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Results

Total Monthly Premium

$961.19

Total Annual Premium$11,534.32
Annual Cost per Vehicle$2,306.86
Monthly Cost per Vehicle$192.24
Fleet Discount8%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the number of commercial vehicles in the fleet and their average vehicle value.
  2. Select the fleet's primary use (Service/Trade, Delivery, Long-haul, or Passenger transport).
  3. Enter your desired liability limit and physical damage deductible.
  4. Enter the average annual mileage driven per vehicle.
  5. Review the estimated monthly and annual fleet premium, plus the per-vehicle cost, and compare it to individual vehicle quotes.

How the result changes with Liability Limit

Liability LimitTotal Monthly Premium
$500,000.00$835.82
$750,000.00$835.82
$1,500,000.00$961.19
$2,500,000.00$1,170.15

What each input means

Number of Vehicles
Total number of vehicles in your commercial fleet.
Average Vehicle Value
Average value per vehicle for physical damage coverage.
Vehicle Use Type
Primary use of vehicles in your fleet.
Liability Limit
Combined single limit for commercial auto liability.
Physical Damage Deductible
Deductible for collision and comprehensive coverage.
Annual Mileage per Vehicle
Average annual miles driven per vehicle.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    6 parameters
    Number of Vehicles = 5, Average Vehicle Value = 35000, Vehicle Use Type = 0, Liability Limit = 1000000, Physical Damage Deductible = 1000, Annual Mileage per Vehicle = 15000 = 6 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Monthly Premium
    Total Monthly Premium
    961.19 = $961.19
  3. Calculate Total Annual Premium
    Total Annual Premium = Per-Vehicle Premium x Number of Vehicles x Fleet Discount
    11534.32 = $11,534.32
  4. Calculate Annual Cost per Vehicle
    Annual Cost per Vehicle
    2306.86 = $2,306.86

Engine last updated . Checked against 2 independently-derived tests — how we verify calculators. Built by Paul Gunder, a software engineer, not a licensed financial, medical, or legal professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Annual Cost per Vehicle drop as I add more vehicles to the fleet?

Fleet Discount applies once Number of Vehicles reaches 5 (and a larger discount once it reaches 10), reducing the total premium for the whole fleet -- since each vehicle is otherwise priced the same, that discount lowers Annual Cost per Vehicle at those two thresholds even though nothing about any individual vehicle changed. Between thresholds, Annual Cost per Vehicle stays flat as you add vehicles, since the discount rate itself doesn't change again until the next threshold.

Which Vehicle Use Type carries the highest insurance cost?

Passenger transport carries the highest use-type factor in this model, followed by Long-haul, then Delivery, with Service/Trade as the lowest-cost baseline -- reflecting that carrying passengers or driving long distances typically carries more liability and accident exposure than local service calls. Switching Vehicle Use Type while holding every other input constant changes Total Annual Premium by that factor's full ratio.

Does raising the Physical Damage Deductible always lower the premium?

Yes -- a higher Physical Damage Deductible means the insurer pays less on each physical-damage claim, so Total Annual Premium steps down at $1,000 and again at $2,500 in this model. It never increases as the deductible rises; the trade-off is that a higher deductible means more out-of-pocket cost per claim if a vehicle is actually damaged.

How much does Annual Mileage per Vehicle affect the premium?

Annual Mileage per Vehicle applies a step-function multiplier: over 12,000 miles raises the rate 10%, and over 20,000 miles raises it 30%, reflecting the added crash exposure of higher-mileage driving. A fleet with vehicles driven under 12,000 miles a year pays the baseline rate on this factor, while a long-haul fleet logging 25,000+ miles per vehicle pays noticeably more.

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