Exciting 2013 for TruckingOffice

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Dirk

Thanks to the support of our customers we have been growing like a weed. At the end of 2012, we realized it was time to find a bigger office. For the last year and half we have been officing upstairs at the Gulliver’s Truckstop in Canton Ohio.

Allen Hard at Work

What we didn’t know when we started looking for a new office was how important it was to find a place quick!

The truckstop was sold and scheduled to be demolished. It even made the news! Fortunately we found a new home quickly. Our new landlords where excited to have us.

The dust has settled, and if you are long time customer – you will notice that there are new people greeting you on the phone and in chat. We have added two more people to help with our mission of making it easy to run a successful trucking business. We even have room to add more to keep up with all the growth.

We look forward to meeting more truckers and helping more owners in 2013 – it is going to be a great year!

TruckingOffice Introduces Easy IFTA Filing for Small Trucking Companies

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dirk

TruckingOffice is launching a new feature that makes it easy for small trucking companies to enter their records and print out a form they can mail in to file their IFTA taxes.

Quarterly IFTA filing is difficult for small trucking companies. The new feature from TruckingOffice makes it it easy so they spend less time with tax paperwork.

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TruckingOffice, an online software company that focuses on small trucking companies, introduces its newest feature to make it easy for small trucking companies to file their IFTA tax returns.

With TruckingOffice’s Easy IFTA Filing feature, customers can generate their IFTA tax documents based on all the dispatches they have entered into TruckingOffice. Instead of having to scramble to assemble all the necessary information when the quarterly IFTA filing comes due, customer can simply click through a series of screens to confirm their information. The system will calculate the taxes based on the current quarterly tax rates for each state. They can then print out a state specific document that can be mailed to the appropriate tax office. This makes TruckingOffice the easiest solution for filing IFTA for small trucking companies.

This new feature will be launched at MATS 2013 at booth #68084. It will be available for an additional fee to members on the Owner/Operator, Midsize, and Fleet plans at TruckingOffice.

“IFTA is something that small trucking companies have to deal with every quarter. I’m excited that we can make it easy to get out the way so our customers can stay focused on getting loads and running their business,” said Allen Campbell, the founder of TruckingOffice.

In addition to this new feature, TruckingOffice offers a base product which helps small trucking companies track and manage everything about their business. Because it was built by people with industry experience, it is tailored to the terms and workflows trucking companies already use.

For more information about Easy IFTA Filing, please visit us online.

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TruckingOffice Introduces Advanced Street to Street Route Planning

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Dirk

TruckingOffice, an online software company that focuses on small trucking companies, introduces advanced street to street routing for dispatching. This new feature will allow customers to plan more efficient routes and to easily adjust the routes their trucks use to deliver shipments.

The advanced routing feature calculates mileage for the trip based on actual street addresses. It also displays a map of the route that is planned, and allows a dispatcher to edit the route. This allows dispatchers to plan more efficient routes and take into consideration state jurisdictions and tolls when planning the routes for a shipment. These more accurate mileage reports also allow the customer to complete more accurate submissions for the IFTA tax filings that are required every quarter.

This new feature will be launched at MATS 2013 in booth 68084 . It will be available for an additional fee to members on the Owner/Operator, Midsize, and Fleet plans at TruckingOffice.com.

“This feature gives our customers more control over how they run their trucks.,” said Allen Campbell, founder of TruckingOffice. “That means that they can run their trucks more effectively which will result in them making more money.”

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Getting Ready for MATS 2013!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Allen Campbell

We will be at MATS (Mid-American Truck Show) again this year working with our partners at Getloaded and FreightCheck. We have joined forces to become the Hauling Heroes – a unified solution for your trucking success.

Lauren is assemling flashlights for MATS 2013

Lauren is working behind the scenes to help us get ready for MATS 2013.

At MATS this year we will be showing off some new features. We have added more routing functionality. Now you will be able to get street by street routing from PC*Miler as well as the map of the rout. We are also working on providing state specific IFTA forms for every state. Stop by our booth (#68084 in the west wing), take a look at the new features, meet our partners, and get a cool flashlight!

How to Choose a Tax Preparer for Truckers

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Allen Campbell

Think – Who did your income taxes last year? Did they give you good service? Were you happy with the result? Did they even KNOW trucker taxes?

Over a year ago, the TruckingOffice team made a commitment to go beyond simply providing the very best bookkeeping and record keeping services available. We began a search for the very best in other important services that all professional drivers need, like factoring, insurance and tax services.

Several months ago, we had the opportunity to become personally acquainted with Dennis Bridges and his team at eTruckerTax. (His main office is in Atlanta, but he works with drivers nationwide.)

The questions we asked ourselves in our search are the same ones that you should ask yourself if you happen to be searching for a new preparer:

Do they give prompt, attentive service?
Do they know trucker taxes inside and out?
Do they provide a great value for the fees charged?
Have they been around basically forever? Do they have a track record? Have they proven themselves?
And finally, are they fun and pleasant to deal with?

After checking out Dennis Bridges and eTruckerTax VERY thoroughly, we are very happy to recommend them to you for all your tax needs, starting with this tax season.

If filing your taxes is about as fun as a trip to the dentist, or if you answered “No” to even one of the questions above when you checked out another tax service, we strongly recommend that you reach out to Dennis Bridges, CPA and his awesome team at eTruckerTax TODAY!

Dennis has been working with truck drivers and small trucking companies nationwide for over 20 years, helping owner-operators save THOUSANDS of dollars on their taxes.

You can click here to find out about a very special offer he has put together exclusively for TruckingOffice members, whether you’re still dealing with prior-year issues or you just want the best trucker tax guy in the country to handle your taxes.

For even faster service, call his office direct at 888-234-3485, and be sure to tell them you’re from TruckingOffice. His special offer for our TruckingOffice members is only available for a limited time, so check him out today while it’s on your mind!

Best regards,
Your friends at TruckingOffice

P.S.- Is the IRS breathing down your neck? They deal with IRS problems of all kinds too! Dennis literally wrote the book on dealing with IRS issues. Call or email them today and sleep better tonight!

P.P.S.- Still not convinced? Check out what these folks said about him…

“Dennis Bridges is one of the few accountants in the country that really understands truckers and their taxes.”
-Attorney Tommy Swate, Speaking at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in Dallas, Texas

“Dennis Bridges is the trucker’s IRS Problem Solver!”
– Brendan Cooney, Assoc. Editor, Truckers News Magazine

Mid-America Truck Show Coming to Louisville in March 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Staff

Big news for professional drivers: the 24th annual Mid-America Truck Show (MATS) is coming to the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, March 21^st through the 23^rd! This is one of the biggest trucking-related events in the country, and this year promises to be extra special. There will be seminars, demonstrations, and representatives from Fortune 500 companies. The show will also host a giant music concert and the famous Truck Beauty Championship, where show vehicles from across North America vie for the chance to be honored. Over 80,000 attendees are expected.

We’ll be there with our partner Getloaded – come visit us at Booth 68084 located in the West Wing. We’d love to meet you and get a chance to talk about how TruckingOffice and Getloaded work for you.

A number of workshops dealing with topics like the economy, fleet innovations, trucking management, and the movement towards using natural gas instead of diesel will be open to attendees. Among the speakers is Kenny Vieth, president and chief analyst of ACT Research; ACT is an economic forecasting firm that specializes in understanding and predicting the economic factors that impact the trucking industry. Sam Thomas, CEO of Chart Industries, and Jim Park, equipment editor of Fleet Magazine, will be speaking as well. The future of the trucking industry will be a major focus of this year’s seminars.

Representatives from hundreds of trucking and transportation-related firms are coming, including officials from truck manufacturers, engine and parts wholesalers, and transport companies of all sizes. The various vendors and exhibitors will occupy over 1 million square feet of floor space.

Every year, the centerpiece of the show’s entertainment is the PKY Show Truck Exposition and Contest. Award categories include best Peterbilt, best working bobtail, best working combo, best limited mileage combo, best use of chrome and stainless steel, and most technologically advanced cab. A concert will be held on Friday night, featuring The Diesel Outlaws and CMA, CMT, and ACM-award nominee Randy Houser!

More information, including directions, hours, and information on local hotels and other lodging, is available at the show’s official website. Hope to see you there!

TruckingOffice Launches New Online Trucking Software

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Staff

TruckingOffice Launches New Online Trucking Software

Dallas, TX – TruckingOffice, a specialist in online trucking managment software (TMS), has partnered with Getloaded, a leading internet-based logistics freight-matching site to launch GetloadedOps exclusively for Getloaded members.

The product is being launched and demonstrated at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, August 23, 2012.

GetloadedOps is designed to handle the record keeping involved in running a successful trucking business. It can manage dispatching, invoicing, driver settlement, maintenance planning and tracking, IFTA mileage, and reporting. Getloaded members can access this software for only $16 per month. Other, similar, business management tools can cost 5 to 10 times that amount.

“Our goal is to make it easy to run a successful trucking company, and together we are able to bring a cost effective solution to Getloaded members”, said Allen Campbell, founder of TruckingOffice. “ As partners TruckingOffice and Getloaded can bring this

great software solution directly to the Getloaded members providing them access to the two

best in business solutions, all in one place.”

TruckingOffice is dedicated to building online tools to help owner-operators and small fleets manage their businesses. By providing software that is built by truckers for truckers, they are able to make the software easy to use for anyone in the in the industry.

About TruckingOffice, LLC.

The company was founded in 2005 by Allen and Ron Campbell with the mission of making it easy for owner operators to run their trucking businesses. TruckingOffice is an online trucking management software focused on owner operators. It currently serves customers across the United States and Canada. The company is based in San Antonio, Texas.

http://www.truckingoffice.com

About Getloaded

For more than a decade, Getloaded has supported transportation professionals nationwide as the easiest-to-use Internet load board. Members benefit from easily finding high quality loads and qualified carriers through our convenient 24/7 account access on Getloaded.com, Web-enabled mobile phone, free iPhone and Android apps, and knowledgeable customer representatives. We serve owner-operators, shippers, freight forwarders and brokers with customizable memberships designed to address their specific business goals. With hundreds of thousands of loads available nationwide and a network that includes thousands of experienced carriers and freight providers, Getloaded is here to simplify the

trucking industry. For more information, visit www.getloaded.com

Media Contact:

TruckingOffice, 800-253-9647 x704, press@truckingoffice.com

Getloaded, Dane Schwartz, 888-565-3921

What’s New in August

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Staff

You asked and we listened! Five brand new features have been added to TruckingOffice.

Logo – You can now upload your company logo to appear on the top of all your invoices. Invoices will now have a signature look to them with your logo at the top!
Quick Miles – Get Miles button added to the dashboard. Have you ever been talking with a customer and want to know the distance between locations without having to create a dispatch? Now you can click on this button, enter the cities and quickly get the miles.
Invoice email – Email invoices immediately after creating them using the new Send via Email button. You can directly email the invoice to your customer and it will have your email address as the sender.
Live Chat – Chat in real time with tech support and customer service. There is a blue Live Chat button on the right edge of the screen when a rep is available to answer questions.
IFTA report by truck – The quarterly IFTA report can now be sorted by units. You can generate an IFTA report for one specific truck or all trucks together, you choose.

All the reports have been moved to the dashboard for your convenience.

We do listen and what to know what you need to run your business. If you have an idea or suggestion, do not hesitate to email us at help@truckingoffice.com and let us know what you think!

TruckingOffice, LLC Acquires HammerLane Software, Inc.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Allen Campbell

TruckingOffice today announced an agreement to acquire HammerLane Software, a long time provider of desktop applications for owner operators, leased fleets, and full fleets in the trucking industry.

TruckingOffice is an online software system targeted at owner operators and small fleets. It is an all-in-one trucking management software (TMS).

Fred Gasperson, a pioneer in TMS, started building HammerLane in 1986. He saw a need for an easy to use system to run trucking businesses.

“The needs of today’s trucking company have changed, but they still need something that is easy to use. I’m excited to see the work I started moving into the next generation. I’m also glad to see that the mission of helping out truckers is being carried on by TruckingOffice”, said Gasperson.

TruckingOffice and HammerLane Software share the common mission of giving owner operators and small fleets the tools they need to run their trucking businesses successfully.

“With increased competition, volatile fuel prices, and increasing regulation, running a trucking business is hard enough. We share a common mission with HammerLane: make running the business easy,” said Allen Campbell, Director of Business Development.

TruckingOffice will begin working with HammerLane customers immediately to transition from the desktop to the Internet so that they can gain all of the benefits of TruckingOffice’s advanced technology.

Meet You at Mats

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Allen Campbell

I spend a lot of time talking with our customers on the phone and via email. This week I’ll be at MATS (The Mid-American Truck Show). If you are attending MATS this week then I would love to get the opportunity to meet you in person.

I won’t be in a TruckingOffice booth. Instead I will be in the Getloaded booth (#68084). We are launching a new product - LoadedOps! It is a version of TruckingOffice designed for Getloaded customers.

We are excited to be partnering with Getloaded to serve the owner/operator community. Getloaded has been a long time leader in providing an excellent load board and freight matching services for owner/operators, fleets, and brokers. We believe that our software and their load board are a natural match.

This is just one part of our effort to bring more tools for owner/operators under one roof. So if you are at MATS, please stop by and say hello. I’d love to hear what you think about the trucking industry and TruckingOffice.