Freight Brokers and Dispatchers
Some owner operator businesses look for ways to expand their company. The bottom line needs to go up – but the funds to invest in another rig or a secondary driver just aren’t in the bank. So they move laterally as a freight broker for other drivers. It...
Truck Expenses Per Loaded Mile
In the trucking industry, the owner operator is a major component. Sure, contracts with shipping companies are a major factor, but we know that half of the truckers on the road are independent. Those truckers have the freedom to choose their loads, but also the...
E Logs Without Contracts
Looking at the cost of running an owner operator trucking business isn’t just for newbies to the industry. Examining every expense may be tedious, but it’s critical to keeping a trucking company running. We talk often about Trucker Stats™ – data...
Labor Less with TruckingOffice TMS Trucking Software
“Work smarter, not harder.” This old saying is practically a cliche, but that doesn’t mean it’s a lie. What does working smarter in the trucking industry? It looks like cutting repetitive accounting data entry, refining the process from ret con...
Profit Per Load with Trucker Stats™
When building a trucking company, how can anyone know if a trip is profitable? How can you know how much profit per load a trucker is making? There are a few ways to attempt to figure it out. Cost per mile Revenue per week Expenses per month And using those numbers,...
Trucking Company Profit and Loss (P&L)
It doesn’t matter if you’re an owner operator or a fleet manager, the purpose of any business is to make money. One report that can help a trucking company determine how the finances are working is the Profit and Loss Statement. The P&L, as it’s...
Motor Carrier Authority to Brokerage Authority
When a trucking company wants to expand but money is tight, one solution may be to acquire a brokerage authority. For most small fleets or owner operators who have more than one rig, diversifying your company’s revenue stream with a brokerage authority is an...
When Is the HVUT Due?
If you’re new to the trucking industry, you might not know about the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. Due at the end of August, this flat tax is collected by the IRS. It’s based on the weight of your rig. From...
Your Trucking Company Business Plan Review
Q2 is done. Hopefully, you used TruckingOffice PRO and ELD’s integration to produce an accurate (and fast!) IFTA report and have dealt with that annoyance and are now ready for what’s next. Do you know what’s next? If you pulled out your trucking...
Save Time With TMS Trucking Software
Long-distance truckers don’t get paid by the hour. We get paid by the mile. So tracking time seems unnecessary. TMS trucking software is an essential tool in today’s industry – and it tracks miles, not hours. So why are we talking about time? Selling Time...
ELogs and IFTA Integration
If you’re in long distance trucking, you know those abbreviations. ELogs – electronic logging for drivers for hours of service. (There’s another abbreviation — HOS.) IFTA – International Fuel Tax Agreement – is that quarterly tax...
Navigating Freight Brokerage Authority & Business Setup
It’s a good thing when new people want to move into the freight brokerage. It’s a field that can be tough to break into. Learning the ropes for a freight brokerage can be overwhelming. The steps to get a brokerage authority may seem confusing. But if you...
Trucking Business Goals Met? What’s Next?
If you’re working a business plan for your trucking business, you’re already ahead of most trucking companies. If you’re achieving your goals, pat yourself on the back and think about this: many trucking companies are struggling right now. Having goals that keep you...
Automating Your Trucking Business
It’s the 21st century. Why aren’t more tasks that run an owner operator trucking business automated? Good question. TruckingOffice has ways for automating your trucking business already waiting for you. Automation From Dispatch to Invoice It can seem like...
More than Matchmaking: Freight Brokers and Data
Becoming a freight broker is becoming a matchmaker. Finding the right driver for a load isn’t just lucky. It’s not intuition. It’s a methodical use of data to create a partnership. Freight brokers and data are random – they’re the keys to...
Legal E-Logs for Less
Whether you’re starting a new trucking company or trying to cut expenses, finding legal e-logs is one of those tasks that has to be done early in the start-up, or as soon as possible to save money. ELD Compliant When we talk about Legal, we’re talking...
3 Reasons Double Brokering Hurts You
If you’re listening to anyone talking about trucking these days, they’re talking about double brokering. So what is it? Why is it bad? Double Brokering Double brokering is a practice where a customer hires a trucking company to move freight, and that...
Trucker Success with Trucker Stats™
Trucking company success doesn’t come easy. A trucking business is ultimately a complicated endeavor with many moving parts. (Pun intended.) How do you know if what you’re doing is right? Do you have data that can tell you what works -and what...
No Contract ELDs
When there’s no choice – you have to have an ELD – many truckers have been frustrated by the lack of choices. ELDs (electronic logging devices) are required for truckers – but the costs of the systems can be more than a new owner operator can...
Don’t Depend on Rate Con Templates
Who told you, “Do it right the first time and you won’t have to do it again!” in your life? When it comes to creating rate cons, they were right. If you depend on rate con templates, you’re going to have to do it again. Who wants to do it...
Prevent Missing IFTA Records for Your Audit
The notice has arrived. The IFTA audit is scheduled. And what do you have? Missing IFTA records. Or worse, you’ve been using a software program to compute your IFTA filing that doesn’t do the job. So how do you handle that IFTA audit? IFTA Audit Snafus...
Goal Setting for Your New Trucking Company
Are you new to the trucking industry? Getting started as an independent driver or owner-operator can be a costly investment that requires you to be making money from the start. For most of us, goal setting is an ideal way to make sure you’re making a profit as...
What Is a Rate Con?
A rate con or rate confirmation is a legal document that details the movement of a load from one location to another. That’s pretty cut and dried. The question “What is a rate con?” needs a much bigger answer. Because a rate con is the basis for all...
TruckingOffice Brokerage Software Produces Rate Cons
When starting a truck brokerage company, it may sound like a good idea to use free Google software. Free is good, right? Start-ups always look for ways to cut costs to keep the overhead down. But when we’re talking about brokerage software and rate cons, free...
Rate Con Change? ELD Updates Drivers ASAP
Compared to a decade ago, keeping in touch with a long-distance truck driver these days is easier. Cell phones and emails can reach almost everywhere in the US. But it’s not perfect. Having a backup system to notify drivers of updates is valuable to prevent...
Automatic Load Entry into TruckingOffice PRO
You get your rate con PDF from a broker or shipper via email these days. So why should you have to copy/paste – or worse, TYPE! – that data into your trucking management software? It’s the 21st Century! Where’s the automatic load entry into my...
Why Write a Trucking Business Plan?
Why write a trucking business plan? What’s the point? We could sound like some overbearing school teacher. “Do you want to build your trucking business?” Or that person in the family – you know who we’re talking about. “Do you want...
Why Link your ELD with your TMS?
You know that feeling you get when you read a question with a bunch of abbreviations and you know what all of them mean? That’s how we felt when we looked at this. We know the ELD is electronic logging device and TMS is trucking management software. So the...
Hate Your ELD? Find the Best ELD for Trucks
Do you hate your ELD? Many truck drivers do. It’s one of those pieces of equipment that truckers are stuck with, it costs too much, and the consequences of it not working can be dire. Whether you call it an ELD or an E-Log, truckers need equipment that’s...
Brokerage Customer Reports
As a new broker looking at truck brokerage software, a key component of any software platform is ease of use. (If you can’t find what you need quickly, it’s a waste of money.) How do you know if a brokerage package is easy to use? First, you try it out....
How To Write a Trucking Company Business Plan
In years past, we’ve written a lot about your trucking company business plan. How to write it, how to use it, how it is the core of building a successful trucking company – whether it’s a fleet or an owner-operator company. But it’s 2025, and...
Truck Freight Brokerage Start-Up Needs Software
If you’re starting a truck freight brokerage business, you’re starting an exciting adventure. Lots of challenges, but potentially very profitable – as long as you can control the chaos. Staying organized is key to sticking with your new business when...
Do You Love Truck Maintenance?
Talking to truckers, we always hear how important it is to keep your truck in prime condition. The reality is that sometime truckers don’t have the money on hand to pay for it. No one ever says they love truck maintenance. But there’s no doubt it’s...
3 Reasons to Use Trucking Software to Organize Your Trucking Business
If your New Year’s Resolution was to organize your trucking business, it’s likely you’ve already forgotten the resolution. Have you fallen back into habits that undermine your desire to improve your trucking business? Let’s get down to the...
Write a Trucking Business Plan
Why should you write a trucking business plan for your trucking company? It sounds like a lot of work and effort. And even a lot of time off the road. We write often about how TruckingOffice PRO and ELD help you stay on the road. So why are we recommending that you...
Organize Your Trucking Brokerage Business
Are you starting a trucking brokerage business? Then you need to know how to organize your trucking brokerage business right away – or you won’t have one for long. The Single Key to Success Trucking brokerage is not a simple job. It’s actually rather...
Choose the Best ELD for Trucks
Is it that hard to choose the best ELD for trucks? If you’re an independent owner operator, or a small fleet manager, it can be hard. Not because there aren’t any choices, but because there are so many. What exactly does an independent truck driver need...
Trucking Software Organizes Owner Operators
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to get more organized this year? You’re in good company. Many owner operators want to change up some bad habits that hurt their trucking business. What’s the solution? Trucking software organizes owner operators...
Goal Setting for Truckers
We’ve got New Year’s Day this week and some football games (Look, we’re from Ohio – we’re rooting for The Ohio State University!) And New Year’s Day means resolutions to make this year better than the last. So let’s talk about...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
How To Get Your Own Trucking Authority
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