by TruckingOffice | Feb 28, 2022 | IFTA, Organization, Trucking Software
There are three types of audits that an owner-operator or fleet manager may have to face. IRSIFTADOT compliance review. The IRS audit is what anyone might face. Income, expenses, taxable activity. It’s what accountants live on. The IFTA audit follows a...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 17, 2022 | Fleet Management, Organization, Trucking Software
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...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 21, 2020 | Invoice, LTL, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
Trucking Management Software Tools Secrets Have you ever taken just a bit too long to replace a tool? Then when the new tool works, you can’t believe you waited? Or maybe you’ve discovered that a tool you have does another task that you’d never...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 23, 2019 | Organization, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
What software do you trust to run your trucking business? It’s a difficult choice to determine what we need. There are options out there – but we need a trucking accounting software to manage our trucking business. How Does Trucking Accounting Software...
by TruckingOffice | May 13, 2019 | CVSA, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
When trying to maintain your truck, it’s important to prioritize your truck maintenance tasks. What’s the most important? What can wait? To make these decisions, a SWOT analysis can help. SWOT Analysis You may have heard of SWOT analysis for businesses....
by TruckingOffice | Mar 25, 2019 | Organization, Trucking Software
Did you see that recent video about young men trying to use a dial telephone? It took them nearly 4 minutes to figure it out – with coaching. There are days when we hear about truckers still using an old-fashioned envelope system to track their trucking...
by TruckingOffice | Mar 4, 2019 | Organization, Trucking Software
The Battle to Organize Your Trucking Business When we talk to truckers, the first thing almost everyone says is this: “I need to organize my trucking business.” That’s what motivates them to look for trucking software. There are a lot of parts in...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 15, 2018 | Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management
Is there anything more annoying than driving through South Carolina during a snowstorm? Change that – is there anymore more frustrating than driving through South Carolina during a snowstorm? When the roads aren’t so bad but the drivers don’t know...
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 4, 2017 | Freight Sales, LTL, Organization, Trucking Management
Black Friday and Cyber Monday can’t happen without truckers. Black Friday got its name from the custom of retailers to write their losses in red in and their profits in black. Black Friday is the day that most retailers put the red ink away for the year. Cyber...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 6, 2017 | ELD, Organization
We’re not going to endorse any candidate or policy. That’s up to you. But since politicians were the ones who put the ELD mandate out there, voting is clearly important. Did you vote yet? Life on the road means you see a lot of this country. ...
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 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 | Mar 27, 2017 | IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization
Knowing how to calculate mileage for IFTA fuel tax reporting purposes is important if you want to avoid being fined or audited. The International Fuel Tax Agreement was established to simplify the reporting of fuel use by motor carriers that operate in more than one...
by Allen Campbell | Feb 20, 2017 | Driver Logbook, IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
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...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 8, 2016 | HVUT, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
I just figured I should remind people 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...
by Allen Campbell | Jul 21, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Organization, Taxes
How long does it take you do to your IFTA? Here are a few signs that indicate that maybe it’s taking too long. Watch for Stopped Vehicles Are you off the road instead of driving? Some drivers say it will take them a good 7 or 8 hours to do the IFTA by hand....
by Allen Campbell | Jul 14, 2016 | IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management
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...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 27, 2016 | FileSafe™, IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Reports, Trucking Management
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...
by Allen Campbell | Apr 21, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
We can’t get away from the accounting. We can’t let the accounting get away from us. When we become an owner operator, we take on a lot of extra roles as well, especially bookkeeper (unless you’re lucky enough to have one in your family!) What do...
by Allen Campbell | Apr 14, 2016 | IFTA, IRP, Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Taxes
Gus loves driving. Every minute he’s on the road, he’s happier than a pig in mud. Becoming an owner operator was a dream come true for him. Gus hates every minute he spends at the computer, trying to manage his books. He’s organized. He’s...
by TruckingOffice | Mar 31, 2016 | Fleet Management, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Reports, Trucking Management
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...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 17, 2016 | Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Trucking Management
If you’re an owner-operator or running a small truck fleet, trying to figure out if you’re making money and where you’re losing it is not a simple process. Normal business accounting programs just don’t cut it. I know that every industry has...
by Allen Campbell | Jan 15, 2016 | IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Trucking Management
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...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 18, 2015 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Organization, Owner Operator, Taxes, Trucking Software
If you are thinking about starting an owner-operator trucking business, you’re probably wondering about the details: 1. how much owner-operators make 2. how you should go about getting started. Self-employed truckers stand to make a good salary and...
by Allen Campbell | Jul 14, 2015 | IFTA, Maintenance, Organization, Trucking Management
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...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 22, 2015 | Invoice, Organization
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...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 10, 2015 | Organization
There’s nothing like a good truck show. Look the new show trucks, walk around the miles of displays about products and catching up with old friends – is there a better way to spend a weekend? I always enjoy going to the truck shows, not just to promote TruckingOffice...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 3, 2015 | IFTA, IRP, Maintenance, Organization, Owner Operator, Reports, Trucking Management
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...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 2, 2014 | Organization, Reports
Bob sat in his office night after night trying to figure out how to keep his small trucking company afloat. It seemed there was never enough income to cover the bills and put a little cash in his pocket. The problem wasn’t lack of work; his drivers put as many miles...
by Allen Campbell | Nov 18, 2013 | IFTA, Organization, Owner Operator, Taxes
No discussion of how to run a successful trucking company would be complete without a look at how to build a website. From its humble beginnings, the Web has grown to influence virtually every aspect of daily life, both here in the United States and around the...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 28, 2013 | Organization
Being able to find and keep good drivers is essential to knowing how to run a successful trucking company. With the economy still in recovery, it may seem that hiring truckers would be pretty easy; after all, lots of folks are looking for jobs, right? Unfortunately,...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 26, 2013 | IFTA, Organization, Taxes
Running a trucking company is, in many ways, very much like running any other type of business, even a multi-billion dollar corporation. All firms have clients, bills, receivables, assets, goals, and daily tasks to complete. The key to handling these different...
by Allen Campbell | Apr 23, 2013 | Maintenance, Organization
You can’t be successful in the trucking business if you don’t get jobs. This of course leads to the question: how do I get them? And that leads to the art and science of bidding for loads. New drivers often approach this topic with a mix of fear and confusion, but...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 12, 2013 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Organization, Safety
Logbooks for truck drivers have been a source of controversy for decades. Originally meant to ensure that drivers were alert and well rested when behind the wheel, some people contend that they have just the opposite effect, encouraging truckers to falsify records...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 13, 2012 | Brokerage, Invoice, Organization
Working as a freight broker can be very rewarding; in addition to the opportunity to earn excellent pay, there are perks like setting your own schedule and, if you choose, working out of your home. But, unless you’re a naturally organized person (and how many of us...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 19, 2012 | Brokerage, Organization, Safety, Trucking Software Training
Whether you are a truck driver looking for a break from long hours behind the wheel or you are new to shipping and eager to learn a new business, an exciting career opportunity within the trucking industry is freight brokering. A freight broker is a person who acts as...
by Allen Campbell | Mar 7, 2012 | Brokerage, ELD, Freight Sales, Invoice, Organization, Safety, Trucking Software Training
Here’s a question for you: what do your clothes, your soap, your car, your computer, and your sofa have in common? Answer: all of them were delivered by truck to the stores where you purchased them. Virtually everything you’ll find for sale is transported by...
by Allen Campbell | Sep 23, 2011 | Invoice, Maintenance, Organization, Reports
Don’t jeopardize your livelihood. Get organized and stay organized with TruckingOffice. I understand how exciting it is to add more trucks to your small fleet. When you go from 2 trucks to 3 or 4 or 5 it is exciting to start bringing in that additional income. ...
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