Overview
When setting up a product on your Kólé Storefront, you can enable delivery and specify your actual logistics cost using:
The vehicle type used for delivery
The cost per kilometre to operate or hire that vehicle
The maximum number of units that vehicle can carry
Kólé then automatically calculates a delivery cost per km per unit. This unit-based rate is used to compute delivery fees at checkout, based on how many units the buyer orders and how far it’s going.
This method makes pricing simple, scalable, and transparent, ensuring your costs are covered without requiring manual quotes.
How to set it up
When listing a product:
Enable delivery
Choose a vehicle type (e.g. Tricycle, Mini Truck, 10T Truck)
Enter:
Vehicle cost per km → The total cost to operate or hire that vehicle per km (assumes full load)
Max units → How many units of this product the vehicle can carry
Kólé uses this to automatically calculate:
Vehicle cost per km per unit = Vehicle cost per km / Max units
This means the same rate applies whether the buyer orders 10 or 100 units, the total delivery fee will scale automatically with quantity and distance.
You only need to set this up once per product. You can edit it anytime in your dashboard.
How to estimate your cost per km at full load
You don’t need to guess this value. Here's a simple method:
If you hire vehicles:
Ask your regular transporter:
“How much to deliver a full load (e.g. 100 bags) from Ikeja to Lekki?”Example response: ₦10,000 for 100 bags over 20 km
Total cost per km = ₦10,000 ÷ 20 km = ₦500/km
Delivery cost per unit per km = ₦500 ÷ 100 bags = ₦5/km/unit
If you own the vehicle:
Calculate cost per km including:
Fuel
Driver compensation
Maintenance
Loading/unloading
Divide by distance and then by load size to get per unit/km cost
Tip: Start with your most common delivery route and adjust later if needed.
How Kólé calculates delivery fees at checkout?
When a buyer places an order, we automatically calculate:
Delivery fee (per cart item) = Vehicle cost per km per unit * Quantity * Delivery distance
Example (using cement bags)
Let’s say you’re listing 50kg bags of Dangote Cement, and you set your Cost per km for a 10T truck at:
₦1500 per km
and your Max units at:
200 bags
A customer orders 100 bags, and the delivery address is 20 km away from you.
Your delivery fee will be:
Vehicle cost per km per unit = ₦1500 per km / 200 bags = ₦7.5 per km per bag
Delivery fee = ₦7.5 per km per bag * 100 bags * 20km = ₦15,000
So the customer sees a ₦15,000 delivery fee at checkout, based on your pricing.
Need help?
If you’re unsure which vehicle type to choose or how to estimate your costs, just send us a message from your dashboard, we’ll walk you through it.