by TruckingOffice | Sep 28, 2020 | Reports, Trucking Management Software
Whether you’re an owner-operator or fleet owner, you must control the costs of your operation if you intend to make money. Of course, your biggest expense is the vehicle itself, but what about all those other daily costs that chip away at your profit? Can...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 11, 2019 | Trucking Management, Trucking Software
In order to know how your trucking business is doing, you need to be clear with a few numbers. It’s not taxes like IFTA or IRP. It’s not miles per state or even miles per trip. The key number for your trucking business in your cab is your expenses per...
by TruckingOffice | Jun 25, 2018 | IFTA, Maintenance, Safety, Taxes
Have you ever thought about hiring an assistant? Someone to manage the office work, make sure the IFTA is filed correctly and on time, and to bring you coffee every morning – even if you’re on the road? Ok, so that’s not going to happen. Hiring...
by TruckingOffice | May 21, 2018 | IFTA, Invoice
Has this ever happened to you? The invoice you sent out – and need to get your payment right away – gets stuck in some kind of accounting snafu? Instead of 30 days, you’re waiting more than 90 days out to get your money. Whether you call it a...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 18, 2018 | ELD, IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, IRP, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
Did you pick out an ELD program based on the IFTA? Maybe not. Most people don’t even think about IFTA when they’re picking an ELD? After all, the software for IFTA isn’t related to the ELD, is it? (Hint: It does, if you use TruckingOffice...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 11, 2018 | ELD, IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
There are a lot of trucking accounting software packages out there. Some of them are comprehensive package that offer entire trucking management software programs. Others focus down on just one part of being an owner-operator: the IFTA filing or maintenance...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 27, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Taxes, Trucking Management
Keep Your Owner Operator Trucking Business Going and Growing Whether you’re a long-time owner-operator or new to the field, you know that the only way to build a successful owner-operator trucking business is to have a way to keep the business end working....
by TruckingOffice | Nov 17, 2017 | Electronic Logging Device, Maintenance
In an industry littered with software solutions and so-called “game-changing” technological advances, it can be hard to boast one of the nation’s top 10 freight broker software options year after year. But we at TruckingOffice keep on doing it. It’s not a stroke of...
by TruckingOffice | Oct 2, 2017 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
Use your IFTA to beat your stress Can IFTA fuel tax software help you make a profit? Looking at the bottom line after paying your IFTA? Are you wondering if you’re getting ahead? Making money? Able to think about retirement? Is this the wrong week to ask...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 14, 2017 | IFTA, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
We get calls asking about our app sometimes. “It’s not an app,” we say. “It’s a web-based software program. You can access from anywhere you have an Internet connection.” A lot of people don’t understand that....
by Allen Campbell | Aug 7, 2017 | ELD, HVUT, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
Did you remember that the HVUT is due on August 31? What is that? The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is another tax we truckers pay to stay on the roads. I think it’s supposed to pay for highway maintenance, but I couldn’t find anything concrete to back that up....
by Allen Campbell | Jul 24, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Management
You heard me. Don’t waste your time on your IFTA. I’m not telling you to ignore it or to not do it. I’m just pointing out that this chore has all the appeal of cleaning up my dog’s leftovers in the backyard after it rains. Many of us remember...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 20, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device
When we announced our new TruckingOffice ELD system, we talked to a lot of truckers about truck driver log books. The phrase “electronic truck driver log book” gets a lot of comments. A lot of comments. One of my favorite misconceptions was that the truck...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 3, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
I’m hearing about Uber Freight – some people love it, some people hate it, some people fear it. What do you think? Is Uber going to take over trucking? I was trying to see exactly what Uber is offering. They say they want to speed up payment to...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 12, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
IF YOU CAN’T SEE MY MIRRORS I CAN’T SEE YOU Making Money in Trucking I was following a truck down US 30 in Ohio this week. The state and trucking are coming alive. The seed trucks are moving tons of corn and soybeans to be planted, and I lost count of...
by TruckingOffice | Jun 5, 2017 | ELD, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Northeast Ohio has had its share of truck accidents this week. We’ve seen miles-long hours-long backups twice with trucks involved in collisions within a few miles of our home office. It made me think about trucking insurance and hoped those truckers had...
by TruckingOffice | May 1, 2017 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
Who’s Messing Up Trucking? Logistics management solutions deal with the biggest problem in trucking: humans. Let’s just admit it now: trucking is simple. Pick up the load, take the load to its destination, off-load it. It’s humans that keep...
by Allen Campbell | Feb 20, 2017 | Driver Logbook, IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
It’s not like these are big secrets. If you talk to any successful trucker or broker, they’ll tell you the same things. The three keys to success are Organization Finding the problems and solving them Building up the customer base. As a broker with many...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 2, 2017 | FileSafe™, IFTA, Maintenance, Reports
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Never send a machine to do a man’s job.” It was true years ago, and it’s still true, even in this high-tech age. Nothing can replace the mind, muscles, and experience only human beings can provide. That being...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 23, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, IRP, Trucking Software Training
We all know truckers who don’t make it past the first year. How to run a successful trucking company wasn’t part of the training when they learned how to drive. They make mistakes that cost them their trucks, their finances, and maybe even hurts their...
by Allen Campbell | Dec 11, 2016 | HVUT, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Why Do Expenses Per Mile Matter? Ever heard the old saying… [bs_well size=”sm”]How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.[/bs_well] Big problems are supposed to be solved with easy, simple steps. Break the problem down and do the next thing,...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 8, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes
It’s that time of year. Spending on gifts for family, friends, and customers. How can a trucking accounting software help? Simple. Keep track of the pennies in January through November and have dollars in December. Does Your Trucking Accounting Software Have...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 28, 2016 | Customer Development, FileSafe™, Goal Setting, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Software Training
TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses are Handling the Challenges of...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 21, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice
Ever look at a load board and wonder if shippers realize that we can’t do this for free? I’ve been looking at some loads recently that I can’t imagine any trucker is going to take because no one can afford to take a load for that little money per...
by Allen Campbell | Nov 17, 2016 | ELD, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Mother Nature is sure being kind to us here in northeast Ohio. It’s a sunny day in November and that’s a pretty rare thing for us up here. We truckers need to get serious about getting ready for winter. When the sun’s beating down on us through...
by TruckingOffice | Oct 27, 2016 | Goal Setting, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by Allen Campbell | Sep 29, 2016 | ELD, Goal Setting, HVUT, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Authority, Trucking Management
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 1, 2016 | Customer Development, ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
As a small trucking concern, you might think that you don’t need software. You may think it’s optional, like whether you want new seat covers this year. Small trucking company management software can make the difference between a business succeeding and...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 29, 2016 | Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
For the owner-operator, trucking isn’t just a job, it’s practically a lifestyle. Living weeks at a time on the road isn’t a career – it’s a choice to accept the road as home. Wherever you live, home has expenses. We’ve always...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 25, 2016 | Goal Setting, Maintenance, Trucking Authority
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 22, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Taxes, Trucking Software
You want open an owner-operator trucking business? Welcome to the trucking world – it’s a lot bigger than you thought when you were just a driver. There’s a lot more you have to consider. Consider your maintenance schedule. Working for a trucking...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 18, 2016 | Reports, Trucking Management
Revenue is all about the dollars per mile you get for the load. End of story. Is it? The Whole Story of Revenue or How to Get Out of Florida I know some truckers who say they will never take a job less than $3 per mile. I call it the “Glory Load.” Good...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 15, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes
If you’re a solo owner-operator, maybe you don’t think you need dispatching software. You know where you’re going, you have a GPS and Google Maps. Is truck dispatching software like TruckingOffice PRO really necessary? Do you want software that will...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 8, 2016 | HVUT, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
I just figured I should remind people that the HVUT is due on August 31. What is that? The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is another tax we truckers pay to stay on the roads. I think it’s supposed to pay for highway maintenance, but I couldn’t find anything...
by Allen Campbell | Jul 21, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Organization, Taxes
How long does it take you do to your IFTA? Here are a few signs that indicate that maybe it’s taking too long. Watch for Stopped Vehicles Are you off the road instead of driving? Some drivers say it will take them a good 7 or 8 hours to do the IFTA by hand....
by Allen Campbell | Jul 14, 2016 | IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management
Get Organized WITH Your IFTA! Every year, I thought the same thing – I need to be ready for the IFTA. I’d do everything I could think of to get organized and ready for it. Every year, I’d find something else that could go wrong and I’d spend a couple of days wondering...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 11, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, Taxes
If you’re a company driver thinking of going out on your own, then there is one aspect of the business you can’t afford to overlook—IFTA fuel taxes. That’s because US states and Canadian provinces depend on IFTA revenue to maintain their highway systems. For this...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 30, 2016 | Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Trucking Management
Forget Your Goals? Or Get Derailed By an Emergency? Keeping your focus on your goals with reminders or frequent review of your business helps move you forward, but there are days when the road to success has some expensive tolls. Emergencies crop up and we have to...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 27, 2016 | FileSafe™, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Reports, Trucking Management
As an owner-operator, you’re responsible for all of your paperwork and compliance to all the laws. I found I could get snowed under really quickly if I didn’t take care of my paperwork. If I didn’t do it after every load, I at least had to do it...
by TruckingOffice | Jun 13, 2016 | CVSA, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training
How do you determine which freight management software is the best for you? It’s not a choice you want to make without due consideration. Who wants to buy multiple software packages? Who’s got the money or the time to learn different programs?...
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