by TruckingOffice | Jun 8, 2020 | Fleet Management, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Safety, Taxes
Fleet management technology is transforming the trucking world every day, and that’s a good thing. Those of us who have been around for a while can remember the days before everyone had smartphones, iPads, and laptops. While it’s easy to get nostalgic for...
by TruckingOffice | Jun 24, 2019 | Freight Sales, Maintenance, Trucking Software Training
Smart fleet vehicle management can help you contain your costs, boost your profits, and keep your people happy. Fleet vehicle management Fleet vehicle management is probably the most important thing that a fleet manager has to track. There aren’t any invoices,...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 3, 2018 | IFTA, Taxes
I’ll bet you’re not even thinking about your IFTA right now. Most truckers can barely keep up with the loads they’ve got to haul before the holidays – they’re not thinking about anything else right now. So why are we even talking about...
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 | Feb 12, 2018 | IFTA, Invoice, Trucking Management
St. Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and you have a problem. You need a gift. Might we suggest a trucking management solution? TMS is now Trucking Management Solution What do you give a trucker who spends days on the road and then hours at home managing...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 8, 2018 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
What happens if you don’t file the IFTA? Do you really want to know? The consequences to not filing start at mildly annoying and move up to painful and expensive. The citation is only the first step. Tickets costs vary from state to state, but the fines will...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 4, 2018 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Owner Operator, Trucking Management
QuickBooks is probably the best-known small business software out there. I hear a lot of owner-operators tell me that it’s how they manage their finances. I can understand that for those people who are running a small fleet and have a bookkeeper. On one hand,...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 2, 2018 | IFTA, Invoice, Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
Happy New Year! Did you make any resolutions – especially about organizing your trucking business? Welcome to the club. Resolutions are one of those traditions that we recognize. Not keeping those resolutions is also part of the tradition. How well do you...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 28, 2017 | IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
After days on the road, coming home might mean there’s a list waiting: the Honey-Do list. It’s not that those people at home can’t do those tasks themselves. Maybe they want to enjoy watching you do them. Maybe it’s a team effort. But home...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 21, 2017 | ELD, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Management
The Trucker Who Has Everything When you’re gift shopping for a trucker who’s been on the road for a while – they probably already have everything that they need. Or at least, everything that they think they need. Trucking in the future is not going...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 14, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
I listened to a trucker podcaster recently. He talked about a rough survey he took at a truck stop one day this year. Less than half of truckers use smartphones. That surprised us. Smartphones go with trucking like french fries and ketchup. Why aren’t...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 7, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Maintenance, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training
Looking for any truck driver log app isn’t any easier now than it was 5 years ago when the ELD mandate was put in place. There are still too many bad apps written without the trucker in mind. That’s why we at TruckingOffice decided that keeping the rules...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 2, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, IFTA, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
We saw this article about the ELD delay request from Indiana. It seems that the attorney general is questioning the validity of self-certification of the ELD equipment currently on the market. We know that older electronic logging devices don’t comply with the...
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 | Nov 16, 2017 | CVSA, Maintenance, Safety
An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. Especially in the winter when we’re talking truck maintenance. Those emergencies on the road can destroy any profit from a load. We can’t predict when a part is going to fail. Debris on the...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 9, 2017 | FileSafe™, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Did you just sign up for your TruckingOffice free trial of our trucking management software to get your IFTA done fast? You’ve filed your IFTA in record time and now… what? How can you maximize your TruckingOffice free trial? It would be pretty sad to just...
by Allen Campbell | Oct 31, 2017 | IFTA, Invoice, Trucking Management
No, I’m not going to tell you to give up interstate driving. But I am going to tell you to eliminate your IFTA struggle in a perfectly legal way. It’s just like ice cream. Have you ever made ice cream? It’s not hard to mix everything up. Milk,...
by Allen Campbell | Oct 30, 2017 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
Can you imagine doing your IFTA in your cab? Not if you’re using paper log books. I can’t imagine trying to keep those on my bunk along with all the receipts, the calculator, a calendar, and my credit card or checkbook without everything spilling onto the...
by TruckingOffice | Oct 19, 2017 | IFTA, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management
Our IFTA preparation software can save you money and endless hassle. But is that all it should do? Do you remember long nights sitting hunched over your desk or dining table, calculating and recalculating? Drinking stale coffee, and hoping that you’ve done all the...
by Allen Campbell | Oct 16, 2017 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
I typed the words “FREE IFTA” in a Google search tonight. I didn’t think I’d find anything, but sure enough, there was a free IFTA calculator on the screen. But was it free? Technically, it’s free for you to enter your data – for...
by TruckingOffice | Oct 5, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management
It was a dark and stormy night. One Friday when the fleet manager went out to inspect each of the trucks, he noticed that in the first truck the odometer was 1,000 miles off from the driver’s logbook. In the second truck, the difference was even greater…...
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 28, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Trucking Management
The idea of switching over to an electronic logging device system may seem like a huge hassle for drivers, owner-operators and fleet builders alike. After all, paper logs may not have been 100% accurate all the time, but they got the job done, right? Well, we are here...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 25, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, LTL, Maintenance, Taxes
The new IFTA tax tables are out. We updated our table so you don’t have to. The news from Indiana was pretty awful. Indiana just raised their fuel taxes. They more than doubled them! West Viriginia added another 10% on their taxes too. In Illinois, the diesel...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 31, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Trucking Management
The TruckingOffice truck driver log app is on its way! We anticipate its official release by early fall. This will give you plenty of time to prepare for the December 17 switch to electronic logbooks. We’ve spent a lot of time looking over the government...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 24, 2017 | LTL, Organization, Trucking Management
Is organization important? I was sitting in the office last month and listened to one of the dispatchers as she talked to a customer. It seems that the trucker with his load had just called and said, “I can’t deliver tomorrow and I’m leaving on...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 10, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Trucking Management
Many drivers have been asking one question. “When will electronic logbooks be mandatory?” Asking “When will electronic logbooks be mandatory” might be the wrong question altogether. Remember that your competitors are always trying to one-up...
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 TruckingOffice | Aug 3, 2017 | Invoice, Safety, Trucking Management
Can One Day of the Week Be To Blame For Some of the Main Truck Safety Problems? Like every industry, the trucking industry faces occasional challenges, most which revolve around the safety of the industry itself. Some people go into trucking because they think it will...
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 6, 2017 | Maintenance
TruckingOffice fleet maintenance management software can save you time in two ways. One, it simplifies the process of maintaining your vehicles with at-a-glance screens that are easy to review and update as needed. Two, it helps to prevent problems that can lead to...
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 TruckingOffice | Jun 19, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
Are you getting started as an truck owner-operator? Don’t buy an ELD now! Yes, I know that it’s got to be on your truck this year. But don’t buy it now. Not yet. You need to be sure that the ELD you buy will be compliant and manage your data...
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 15, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Trucking Software
Are You Running a Small Fleet? Are You Thinking About Buying Another Truck? If you’re running a small trucking fleet, you already know the challenges of moving freight. But there are a few other duties you have to take care of too. Building up your client...
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 TruckingOffice | Apr 27, 2017 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
What happens if you don’t file the IFTA? You’re off the road. It’s that simple. There are those people who think they can beat the system. Avoiding government scrutiny becomes a game for them. The IFTA is not a game you want to play. The...
by TruckingOffice | Apr 25, 2017 | DOT Rules and Regulations, ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Trucking Management
TruckingOffice ELD (electronic logging device) is in development now December is right around the corner. We’ve got the government mandate to get an electronic logging device (ELD) into our cabs by then. TruckingOffice ELD is now in the works. What is the ELD...
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