If your drivers start the day sorting mixed packages before they can leave, that time is on your payroll. Enter your own numbers below — no assumptions from us — and see what it costs per day, per year and per package, and where automated sorting starts to pay off.
Values below are examples only — replace every field with your own operation's numbers.
Savings are realized only when freed hours are used — earlier departures, more stops per route, less overtime or fewer driver-hours for the same volume. Estimates, not a quote.
From $0.10 per package sorted, no equipment purchase. How it works
Equipment rental, lease-to-own and purchase options for larger or multi-site operations. Financing options
The most convincing number is the one you measure. Before talking to anyone, time your drivers' sort for one week: note when each driver starts sorting, when they finish loading, and how many packages they carry. Put those averages into the calculator. If the math works, we'll walk your inbound flow, containers and space with you and tell you honestly whether automated sorting fits.
Run a delivery business community, newsletter or consultancy? Add the calculator to your site for free:
<iframe src="https://www.sortlease.com/solutions/driver-sorting-cost-calculator/embed/" width="100%" height="760" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Driver Sorting Cost Calculator"></iframe>
<p>Calculator by <a href="https://www.sortlease.com/solutions/driver-sorting-cost-calculator/">SortLease</a></p>How automated sorting fits delivery stations.
Sorting from $0.10 per package, no equipment purchase.
Compare rental, lease-to-own and purchase.
The vertical sorter behind pay-per-parcel.
Which sorter layout fits your space.
Rental, lease-to-own and purchase.
Send us your calculator results, daily volume and number of routes. We'll reply within one business day with a realistic setup and a per-package quote — or tell you if it doesn't make sense for your operation.
Multiply the number of drivers who sort by the minutes each spends sorting per day, convert to hours, and multiply by the hourly wage (plus payroll overhead if you want the fully loaded cost). Divide the daily cost by the packages you deliver per day to get your manual sorting cost per package. The calculator on this page does this with your own numbers.
When your manual sorting cost per package is higher than the per-package price of automated sorting. With SortLease pay-per-parcel pricing from $0.10 per package, the break-even is when each driver's sorting time costs more than $0.10 times the packages on their route. The calculator shows your break-even minutes.
Usually not. Many large carrier networks already stage route-sorted, sequenced containers for drivers, so loading takes only minutes. Automated sorting pays off where drivers receive mixed packages in shared containers and sort them themselves before leaving.
The FlowSort S15 is installed at a facility you control, or packages can be sorted at a SortLease-operated site near you where available. If you work inside a carrier's building, any equipment or process change needs that carrier's approval first.
That is your decision. Drivers are usually paid by the hour either way; the value comes from turning sorting hours into delivery hours — earlier departures, more stops per shift, less overtime, or fewer drivers for the same volume.
No. SortLease is an independent sorting equipment and service company. Carrier names are trademarks of their owners.
Pay-per-parcel pricing starts from $0.10 per package sorted, with equipment rental and purchase options also available. Your quote depends on volume, location and setup.
SortLease is an independent company and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Amazon, FedEx, UPS or any other carrier. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Calculator results are estimates based on the figures you enter.