Build a Family Trucking Business
A family trucking business is a carrier operation owned and staffed by members of the same family — most often an owner-operator who expands to a second truck driven by a spouse, son, or daughter. Building one is a financial decision before it is a family one: the...
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...
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...What’s Your Revenue Per Mile Trucker Stat™?
What’s your revenue per mile trucker stat? You might know what revenue per mile is. It’s how much a trucker gets paid per mile to haul a load. That’s an important number because any trucker wants to know how much they’re getting paid. At the...
What Does IRP Stand For?
“What is an IRP?” “What does IRP stand for?” “What’s IRP in trucking?” We see questions like that all the time on the trucker forums. It’s not obvious from the name “International Registration Plan” what...
Trucking Invoice Template
At some point, anyone with a trucking business has to produce an invoice in order to get paid. That’s how business works. So many new owner operator truckers are looking for an easy way to produce those invoices. The obvious answer is to find some trucking...
Most Important Trucker Stat™?
This week has been hot. Very hot. Record-breaking temps across the US have made all of us seek air conditioning and pools to cool off. Agencies track the weather to know how to manage their resources. Smart truckers do the same with Trucker Stats™ to learn how to...
No More Late Invoices With Trucking Software
We hear a lot about late pay invoices from truckers. Why is it taking so long to get paid? When we ask, many of them say that they don’t send their invoices until the end of the month. No wonder they have late payments when they’re sending out late...
Every Trucking Fleet Starts With 1 Truck
There are dozens, if not hundreds of stories about how small trucking fleets get started. A trucker decides to get their trucking authority. They buy another rig and another trailer. Then a family member is added to the crew. And that’s how a trucking fleet gets...
Late Trucking Invoice Payments
Nobody is going to haul freight for free. Nobody can afford to. There are simply too many costs, but some shippers seem to expect us to by making late trucking invoice payments. Late trucking invoice payments have long been a real issue for independent owner operator...
Running Your Trucking Company
Who’s running your trucking company? Most truckers on the road are independent owner operators and have to manage their businesses themselves. While the long hours on the road are the core of the business, it’s the back office that makes the business work....
What Do You Think of Highway.com?
Have you heard about Highway.com? This new company says it offers information about carriers, such as their trucking authority, their DOT number, proof of insurance, that sort of thing. Not a bad idea – we’ve all heard about fraudsters in the trucking...How to be a Strategic Fleet Builder
If you’re currently running a small fleet of trucks, maybe you’re thinking it’s time to grow. But how do you decide what type of vehicle to buy? Being a strategic fleet builder requires data to make the right decisions to grow and not just take on...
Convoy: Truck Technology and the Freight Recession
What did we learn from Convoy? In Florida on I-75, I saw that there are signs ahead of every roadside stop that had automated a solution to the trucking problem. A sign announced the number of available truck parking spots ahead. This technology is neither new or...
Is Your Trucking Accounting Software Holding You Back?
Are you good at driving a truck but not so good at running a trucking business? Driving a long-distance truck and running a trucking business is very different. We’re not saying that if you’re good at one, you won’t be good at the other. But those...
Are You an Owner Operator or a Fleet Builder?
That’s a pretty funny question to ask a trucker. But for some truckers, it’s the crux of what kind of business they want to build. And that difference between owner operators and fleet builders drives many decisions in different directions. Choosing the...
What is LTL freight?
LTL shipping, or less-than-truckload shipping, is in high demand in the trucking industry. When companies need to ship product but it’s not a full load, the LTL trucker comes to the rescue. While this is a way for a trucker to take multiple loads at one time to...
How Does the Split Sleeper Berth Rule Work?
Do you understand the split sleeper berth rule? The DOT’s rules regarding the number of hours of service have an exception but it’s complicated. It’s hard to explain in simple terms, so let’s use an examples of how it works. Using the Split Sleeper Berth...
What are Trucker Stats?
What are trucker stats? If you google the term, you get transportation industry statistics. Those can be interesting, but if you want to know how you’re doing in your trucking business, they’re no help. TruckingOffice PRO trucking software has...
ELD for Private Fleets
Not all truckers work off a load board. For example, private fleets of trucks. These fleets aren’t for hire. They exist strictly for their companies. They haul for a business, like WalMart or Pepsi. Those fleets are huge! And those truckers need an ELD system...
Top 10 Ways Trucking Software Improves Trucking Business
1. Get Organized – Avoid the paper pile up! 2. Invoicing – Create Send Track 3. Load Details – Track all of the details in real time. 4. Miles By State – Tracked on every trip save so that they are ready for reports in real time. 5. Driver...
IFTA Mileage Calculator Strategies
Put your IFTA mileage calculator to work every month, not just during IFTA months. That’s easy to do with TruckingOffice PRO. Your miles per state and fuel purchase data can be used at any time to compute an IFTA report. You can project your next IFTA bill any...
Perfect Trucker Gifts
Are you looking for the perfect trucker gifts this holiday season? It’s always hard to buy for a long-distance trucker. There’s not a lot of space inside a truck cab, so everything needs to function in that small area. That’s why TruckingOffice PRO...
Thanks to You from TruckingOffice
It’s Thanksgiving in the US this week. The holiday season starts with the surge of thankfulness, which seems right. We here at TruckingOffice have a lot to be thankful for – because of you. Thanks to You This was not the normal year for anyone this year....
Free ELD? Don’t use one!
Free ELD sounds like a good deal, doesn’t it? What’s the problem with free? Apparently, there were free ELD options in 2017. But they’re all gone now. And those so-called free ELD packages that you find on search engines now – they’re not...
Make ELD Data Work for You
The ELD mandate started years ago. Many of the complaints were resolved over time . Truckers are used to them now. The ELD’s purpose was to reduce the number of accidents. But the usefulness of the ELD data isn’t just about hours of service. It has plenty...
Know Your Trucking Business Numbers: Know Your Numbers Series
Is trucking a seasonal business? Some truckers say yes, some say no. It’s about how you look at the industry and how you see your role in it. Sure, loads are not paying well right now. It’s a tough market. We here at TruckingOffice see it, too. Business is...
Don’t Let High Fuel Prices Drive You Off the Road: Know Your Numbers Series
Right now would be a tough time to try to break into the trucking field. High fuel prices, low rates, tough markets. It’s hard to make a reasonable bid for a load when you hear that loads are being underbid on the load boards. People are desperate right now. So...
Afraid of Your Trucking Business Closing? Know Your Numbers Series
9,300 fewer trucking companies – in one month. That’s what happened in May, according to FreightWaves.com, 9,300 trucking companies folded. We’ll let you read the article instead of trying to cover the information (they did a great job reporting on...
Is Your Trucking Business Losing Money? Know Your Numbers Series
Want to hear a scary fact? Thousands of trucking businesses – small businesses – closed in one month this year. The economy? The price of fuel? The hardships of life on the road? Every business has their own story, even if they all end the same way. What...
Do You Need Factoring/Remit To
Is there any other business like trucking? Last year, we were seeing record prices per mile. This year, they’re talking recession and rates are divebombing our trucking businesses. If you’re getting started with a trucking business, you may need to know...
Fleet Maintenance: Show Your Rigs Some Love
On Valentine’s Day, we focus on the special someone in our lives. Isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be? Flowers, chocolates, special treats? Those things don’t just show up – truckers bring them. (So thank a trucker this Valentine’s...
Organizing Trucking Software is Key to Success in 2022
Every new year can bring on a renewed sense of motivation. That’s when many owner-operators decide to take their business to the next level. There’s no better time than at the start of a new year to figure out new ways to organize your trucking business for...
Your Trucking Authority is the Road to Success
Getting your own trucking authority gives you the opportunity to schedule your own loads and to negotiate your own rates. As an owner-operator trucker, leasing on to a large carrier company has benefits, but holding your own authority will provide you with...
Get Your Detention Fees Paid with Your ELD
Truckers are getting record payments for hauling freight these days. Because the transportation industry is in high demand and the supply of truckers is low, owner-operators are seeing big pay days. But at the same time, truckers are seeing a lot of slow loading or...
3 Common Fleet Management Challenges
In most businesses, the two most significant challenges are reducing costs and increasing profits. Of course, the way business owners and managers approach the challenges will differ in accordance with the type of industry. But when it comes to fleet...
Truckers: Reduce Fleet Risk in 2021
Operating a safe and efficient fleet requires creating a fleet management plan that focuses on regulatory and physical risks. Those risks can include vehicle maintenance, driver safety, and meeting federal, local, and state regulations. Fortunately,...
How to File Your IFTA Report: A Step-by-Step Guide
Four times a year, truckers have to sit down and face one of the most annoying tasks in our industry. The quarterly IFTA report is filed by truckers for fuel tax payments. It requires the trucker to enter mileage data collected over the previous three months along...
Pros and Cons of Fleet Management Technology
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...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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