Every independent trucker asks this question: “What can I do to make more money?”
At first glance, the time you spend on the road makes you money. The time you spend off the road usually doesn’t. Usually, it costs you money like office paperwork, maintenance, or vehicle repairs.
In other words:
Time on the road =$$.
Time off the road =$0.
That makes the answer to the question look simple. So we asked the internet.
What suggestions did AI have to make more money?
AI’s answer: take better-paying loads.
Well, duh. It’s not like we’re looking for poorly-paid loads.
This is the time of year when extra cash is on your mind. So, thanks for nothing, Google.
There were other suggestions, too. But the one we expected to see wasn’t there.
Keep more of the money you’re already bringing in.
So how do you do that?
Get Organized to Make More Money in Trucking
How important is it to stay organized? That single lost rate con might cost you your entire fee when you can’t submit a complete invoice packet. Or a missing receipt might eat the whole profit from the trip because you can’t submit it to the customer, even when they agreed to pay the accessorial fee. A missing fuel receipt can create havoc with your IFTA report when the numbers don’t add up.
Yeah, yeah, you’re saying. How does that make more money for me?
Technically, it keeps more money in your pocket without driving another mile.
How Does TruckingOffice Help Make More Money?
When you use TruckingOffice trucking management software, it may look like you’re spending money, not making more money. But TruckingOffice PRO helps you keep more money in your pocket in three ways.
Saving Time Spent on Business Tasks
If there’s one way to make more money, it’s driving more loads. But if you’re stuck at a computer back home, typing invoices and uploading miles per state into a “free” IFTA website, you’re not on the road making more money.
When you can streamline back-office tasks to take minutes instead of hours, you may have time to take another load. If you can get invoices out within minutes of delivery instead of waiting until the end of the month, the payment period won’t be delayed by your late invoice. This can reduce your dependence on factoring or expensive credit cards.
Is TruckingOffice Really That Fast with Invoices?
Well, we hate to brag, but yes. Enter your expenses into TruckingOffice PRO. Once you have the signed POD and required documents, you can complete and send the invoice packet without re-entering the load information. Is that minutes? Hours? That depends on you – but you don’t have to wait to get home to your computer and pull up five different spreadsheets, your email program, and a calendar to produce an invoice packet. Putting together an invoice packet with TruckingOffice PRO keeps all your load documents (rate con, BOL, POD, approved expenses) together with the load, so you can complete the invoice quickly and efficiently.
Choosing Loads That Leave More Profit
When you know how much it costs to move your truck one mile, you can look at a load board and know what to look for. You can avoid trips that will take more time for less profit (Is a cross-country load more profitable than a regional trip?) When you build relationships with local shippers, you may find loads you can book directly instead of going through a broker.
Can TruckingOffice Find You Good Loads?
Not precisely. That’s your job. But TruckingOffice PRO’s Trucker Stats™ can analyze the loads you hauled in the past and give you the numbers you need to pick the right loads. Cost per mile, revenue per load, profit per month – these numbers can reveal what’s going on in your trucking business. That’s the information you need to pick loads.
Tracking Your Expenses
When you know what your usual expenses are – whether they’re tax-deductible or not – you may find ways to reduce your spending. If you can give your accountant organized tax reports instead of a shoebox or envelope of receipts, you may also save them time sorting through your records.
The coffee shop is a $6.00-per-vente addiction. A coffee pot in your cab might cost $100, but it could pay for itself in less than a month. Even after you factor in coffee pods (or a French press, if you’re fancy about these things), you could drink better coffee and still be ahead in months 2, 3, and 4.
Is TruckingOffice Tracking Your Caffeine?
Not officially. But if you track all of your expenses, you’ll find places to cut. Maybe it’s not coffee. Maybe it’s time you spend idling, or late fees when you miss a payment. Are you using all the streaming services you pay for? TruckingOffice PRO will let you upload your fuel purchases so you can track your fuel expenses. Is it time to get a fuel card with a discount? You’ll have the data you need to make that decision.
The question remains: what can you do to make more money?
Be smart with the money that’s already coming in. Make good choices in loads, in how you spend your money, and find the tools that help you manage your business.
TruckingOffice PRO isn’t just a load management tool. It can produce your invoices and track overdue invoices. With PC*Miler, you can get the routing from dispatch, not from Google Maps. Your maintenance records will make your DOT investigator weep with joy during an audit. Ok, maybe you’ll be the one weeping, but it will be with relief that you’ve got your maintenance records organized when they ask for them.
On Cyber Monday, everyone’s thinking about holiday purchases right now. But do you really need a custom LED lamp for your bunk?
It’s time for you to buy yourself a tool that will last all year. A tool that will free you from the drudgery of hours at a computer. A system that will help you grow your trucking business in the coming year. A software subscription without a contract that locks you into wasting money on a TMS you don’t like.
Cyber Monday is a natural decision day. It’s a great time to give yourself a 30-day free trial to discover what TruckingOffice PRO can do for you. Sign up today – no credit card, debit card, or first-born offspring to try it out.
Updated October 2026
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