Why You Must Do the IFTA Filing
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...
Eliminate Your IFTA Without Giving Up Trucking
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,...
Doing Your IFTA Filing in Your Cab
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...
Free IFTA Calculators Aren’t So Free
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...
How Do You Know If You’re Making Money in Trucking?
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...
How Software for Truck Drivers Changes Your Business
Are you looking for software for truck drivers? Looking for the software for truck drivers that’s going to make it easier to be a trucker? We Have To Do the Paperwork Paperwork is probably not most truckers’ favorite part of the job, There’s no...
Oversize Load of IFTA Anxiety
IFTA Anxiety Are you a trucker who cares about what goes into your trailer? Do you double and triple check to make sure that everything on your flatbed is secured and stable before you get behind the wheel? Do you take pride in your ride and take the time to clean...
3 Keys to Success in Trucking: Organization, Customers, & Data
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...
Why Should I Know My Expenses per Mile?
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,...
Keep a Tight Rein on Expenses with Trucking Accounting Software
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...3 Ways Software for Truck Drivers Changes Your Business
Every job has its tasks that you have to do over and over again. Some of those tasks make us like the job. It’s what made us want the job in the first place. software for truck drivers Other tasks, not so much. Like paperwork. I know there are people out...Get Organized With Your IFTA
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...What Should an Owner-Operator Do to Keep Organized?
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...Small Trucking Company Software: Just What You Need
Nobody is managing a truck fleet with pencils and paper anymore, are they? Sure, 30-40 years ago, a lot of us started out with multi-page bills of lading, hand-written log books and notes written in little flip spiral-bound notebooks. We graduated to Lotus 123 and...Finish your IFTA in minutes, not hours
Nobody ever said, “I like doing my billing by hand.” The biggest improvement in the trucker world must be the use of computers to route our trucks, manage our accounts and finish that IFTA. We’ve heard about all those different choices that truckers...3 Challenges Truck Fleet Management Software Helps You Overcome
TruckingOffice’s truck fleet management software can help you to meet the challenge If you’re running your own transportation company, whether you run one truck or 1,000, you’ve got big challenges. Fail to succeed here and your business will fail. So why...What Every Trucker Should Know About IFTA Filing
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...3 Things Owner Operators Can Organize in the New Year
Making New Years Resolutions to Get Organized? 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 get organized and take care of my paperwork. If...IFTA the Fast Way: IFTA Forms Upgrade Now Available
Estelle and Leon have been on the road for a few years, and alternated sweating out the IFTA tax forms. She’d do them one quarter and he’d check them, and the next quarter, they’d switch. Let’s just say that one of them is not so good at...How Owner Operator Trucking Software Helps You Compete
Want to know how our owner operator trucking software can help your business? Big companies had the resources to develop software that was dedicated to the specific need of a trucking company. They knew what they needed and could pay the programmers to build it....Shouldn’t Your Trucking Management Software Go On the Road With You?
You can buy a bunch of different programs to manage your trucking business. Dispatch software is vitally important software in today’s quick bid load board sites. You’ve got a window to get in and get that great load, but if you’re spending time...Will Your Trucking Software Grow With You?
If you’re thinking about expanding your owner-operator business, here’s why you should be looking closely at your software choices now. Getting caught in a spreadsheet based software like Excel or Google Docs spreadsheets might be manageable now… but...
What Is a Remit to Option and How Does It Work?
There are lot of reasons to use a factoring service. Suppose I haul a load for the local steel company, but I have to pay the fuel and the other expenses before I get the payment. I might use a factoring service – a company that will give me the...How’s Your Quarterly IFTA Fuel Tax Report Coming Along?
Should you be thinking about your IFTA now? NO! And here’s why. Plenty of owner operators and fleet managers never forget the IFTA. They try to prepare for it monthly with spreadsheets or mileage documentation. One driver keeps track of his records on index...The Right Tool for LTL Success
Are you trusting your memory? Or maybe a white board? Or a deck of index cards? For me, keeping track of LTL shipping was enough to stop me from trying it. I liked hauling the full loads – even the heaviest loads – so long as I didn’t have to try...Get Organized WITH Your IFTA!
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...Organization – Paper or Electronic Copy?
It would be a nightmare if I’d gotten this call before we started TruckingOffice. A bill that’s almost 6 months overdue is being contested because they claim they hadn’t gotten the bill of lading. In the old days, first I would have had to go through my spreadsheets...Organize Your Invoices: TruckingOffice Makes It Easy
Fifteen hundred miles from home, Joe finds out he is close to broke and buying enough fuel to finish the job is too close for comfort. That doesn’t make any sense – he’s been running regular lanes, never had a problem until now. What changed? What changed was one of...Owner Operator Organization Tips
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...
IRP State Mileage Report
Once a year, every truck has to get a new license plate. If you’re an owner-operator with a single vehicle, it’s an annual expense that you have some time to prepare for. But the paperwork headache is still a bear. For the small fleet owner or manager, this can be...See How Easily Truck Maintenance Can Save You Money – Free!
Joe sits at his desk and looks at the piles of truck maintenance records his shop boss just handed him. In here somewhere is a receipt for the water pump that he was sure he’s paid for last month – one that was costing Joe an arm and a leg as the truck...Owner Operators: IFTA filings in 91 minutes!
Don’t believe us when we say that your IFTA filing can be done in 91 minutes? You don’t think you have time to start up a new IFTA filing system. If you’re an owner-operator, you’re looking at that calendar with some concern – the IFTA is...Exporting Your TruckingOffice Data
Can I export my data after I enter it in TruckingOffice? Yes. All of the reports at TruckingOffice export to spreadsheets. It is import to be able to save certain information like IFTA records for auditing purposes. That’s why we make it easy to work with....Expense Management Software: What Can You Track?
For owners of small trucking companies (those with one to 20 trucks in their fleet) selecting essential expense management software can be intimidating, confusing and, above all, expensive. Such software can often cost thousands of dollars—a major hit to the bottom...5 Features to Expect from Owner Operator Trucking Software
A trucking fleet has numerous vehicles that need to be monitored and maintained. With the right owner/operator trucking software, an owner can track the location and physical condition of his or her trucks. This type of software can pay bills, track mileage, notify of...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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