You Don’t Have To Worry About IFTA
Yes, it’s that time of year again. IFTA is due soon and you need to take care of your filing. Have you done it yet? Or do you still worry about IFTA? Procrastination? Don’t want to give the government money until the last minute? Can’t find the...
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...
Trucking Accounting Software for Truckers, Not for Accountants
It’s easy to understand the appeal of using the same accounting software as the accountants who handle finances for major Fortune 500 companies. But learning how to use those software programs takes time and sometimes a working knowledge of accounting. The reality is...
Trucking Software Helps Fleet Builders Grow. Here’s How
One of the main goals for anyone who gets into the trucking business is to grow and scale up their operations. The obstacles to growth aren’t evident at first, but after some time in the industry that changes. Luckily, many of those blocks to growing a trucking...
How does Trucking Business Software Help You Start Your Trucking Business?
The trucking industry is constantly evolving, and many different factors go into an individual’s success. One such factor is the use of technology, which has been steadily increasing over the years. To start your trucking business, you need the right trucking...
The Family Trucking Business Software You Want and Need!
It’s that time of year where gifts are on everyone’s mind. We’re thinking about what to buy for others, but maybe this year, it’s time to buy yourself a gift. And what’s a better gift for an owner-operator and family than a trucking...
Why Owner-Operators Should Use Trucking Software
For a long time, one of the things that separated the big fleets from smaller owner-operators trucking software capable of catapulting their business into the next level. That’s no longer the case. There are affordable options for owner-operators for trucking software...
Running a Trucking Business is Not Just About Accounting
It’s easy to get swept up in the finances. But the truth is that running a successful trucking business goes well beyond accounting. There are two big mistakes that owner-operators make. One is not paying enough attention to cash flow. The other is getting so...
IFTA Trucking Software: Important Questions to Ask Before Buying
As a long-haul or short-haul trucker, you know that it is crucial to track and report on your fuel usage. Previously, drivers would have to get fuel permits from each state on their route. Afterward, they would have to calculate the fuel taxes associated with each...
How You Actually Save Money By Using IFTA Trucking Software
If you are a long-haul or short-haul trucker, you understand the importance of correctly reporting your fuel taxes. Before the implementation of IFTA, the international fuel tax agreement, reporting could be a burdensome task with significant amounts of paperwork....
How Truckers Gain From Using Accounting Software for Truckers Instead of QuickBooks
Deciding to start your own trucking company is a big undertaking that can leave you with more questions than you might’ve imagined. Most of those questions will revolve around what resources you’ll need in order to be successful, especially in the early going. It’s...
Long Haul Truckers: 3 Reasons Why an ELD Can Make Your Life Easier
As a long-haul trucker, it is important that you are gathering data about your drive time, driving efficient routes, accurately delivering your shipments and more. Using an electronic logging device, or ELD, can help you gather your hours of service more accurately....
ELD Truck Location Data Status Updates
There has been a lot of concern about the Big Brother aspect of ELDs. Who’s watching you? Who knows where you are? We’re not going to say that it’s paranoid to be worried about these things, but ELD truck location and load tracking may be a good...
TruckingOffice Rated Top Trucking Software
Digital.com recently reviewed several trucking software program for owner-operators and small fleets. They ranked TruckingOffice in their top five programs based on trucking software features, integrations, and reports. They evaluated TruckingOffice’s...
Trucking Business Owners: How an ELD Can Help You Reduce Expenses
Are you still not convinced about the benefits of an ELD? You’re not alone. In fact, many truckers resisted installing an ELD device as long as they could. Most of them were worried about the HOS compliance constraints. They also felt...
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...
Dispatch to ELD App: Cut out your communication problems
One of the points where trucking companies and their drivers have problems is communication. When a driver gets the load information, it can get lost, written down wrong, or changed during the trip. What every dispatcher needs is a simple and clear way to communicate...
Dispatch and Load Status with TruckingOffice TMS
Tracking a load doesn’t start when the truck is moving. It starts before the trailer is ever loaded. Dispatch and load status begins when a trucker accepts a load and plans their trip. Most shippers don’t realize that truckers – fleet managers and...
Why Payment Tracking Is Essential for Trucking Businesses and How a TMS Can Help
Whether independent owner-operators or large fleet owners, truckers must understand their business costs. Unless you know where your money is going, you won’t know where to make adjustments. Since your profit margin is small, you’ve got to stay on top of...
5 Ways a TMS and Technology Helps Truckers Stand Out From Competition
Did you know that 91% of large motor carriers now use trucking software? So, what do they know that you don’t? First, you should know that trucking management software (TMS) is not only for big fleet companies. Even if you have only one vehicle in...
3 Benefits that Small and Medium Fleets Get With a TMS
TMS stands for transportation management system. This is a useful software that can help trucking companies stay organized, perform better, and avoid common trucking issues. This trucking software has plenty of features that help with the organization of files and...
Freight Brokers: How a TMS Can Boost Your Shipping Speed
A reliable transportation management system can significantly benefit your trucking company in more ways than one. But making sure you choose the right TMS for your operations can be a challenge. This is particularly hard if you are new to using trucking software. TMS...
How to Use a TMS for Freight and Shipment Visibility in Your Business
Nothing is more important in the trucking business than real-time shipment visibility. What does this mean? It means dispatch can be more proactive and address any problems that might be brewing. It also means customers know when to expect their...
Comparing Trucking Software: Which One Is Best For You?
Over the years, trucking management has become more complex as governmental legislation and customer expectations seem to outpace your ability to comply. You’ve got to maintain efficiency, improve productivity, reduce costs, stay compliant, and yet still find...
Free IFTA filing software? Don’t think so.
It’s that time again to file the quarterly IFTA taxes filing. I’m going to guess there are a lot of new truckers out there who are scrambling, looking for free IFTA filing software programs to file their taxes. TruckingOffice has done a quick search to...
2021 Trucking Business Goals
Are you making New Years Resolutions? Lots of people do that right about now, but since New Years Day was on a Friday, they decided to wait to get started until today. Then, about 3 weeks later, their trucking business goals have already been forgotten. That may be...
How to Manage Your Trucking Business Software
What are you looking for in trucking management software? How do you want it to interact with your trucking business? That depends on your trucking business. If you’re leased on to a transportation company, you’re going to be required to use their...
Trucking Management Software Tools
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...
Benefits of Using an Electronic Logging Device
Did you know that ELDs aren’t something new? It’s true. In fact, a lot of commercial drivers have been using them or AOBRDs for several years and believe the devices are beneficial in many ways. However, many drivers resisted adopting ELD...
Are Load Boards Worth the Money?
If you’re trying to decide whether load boards are worth your money, there’s much to consider. Load board and freight management systems have significant pros and cons. However, many new owners/operators or small fleet owners find that it’s a good option...
The Latest ELD News: What You Need to Know
Just when you thought you finally had all the ELD standards figured out, they make more changes. But, you’ll be happy to know that the most recent FMCSA update is to help CMV drivers have more flexibility regarding their HOS. The new rules will also improve...
5 Reasons Our TruckingOffice Software is Unbeatable
If you own a trucking business, you already understand how frustrating it can be when you get disorganized around the office. It can take a long time to get back on track with all the paperwork to fill out and file and invoices to send in. But if you have access to...
From Dispatcher to Driver: How Our Trucking Management Software Can Help
A trucking business can be difficult to operate if you don’t have the right resources to work with. In today’s technology-driven industry, trucking businesses need the assistance of electronic tools and software, TruckingOffice.com is here to help. With tools such as...
Is Your IFTA Filing Done? Now What?
After your IFTA filing is done, then what? Do you just wait till October to deal with it again? You can – if you use TruckingOffice TMS. But don’t stop there. Accounts Any business has to deal with the finances. After all, we don’t drive for free....
When Is IFTA Due? And Other Owner-Operator Questions
Do you have nay owner-operator questions about IFTA? Like, when is IFTA due? Plenty of people have questions about IFTA – not just when is it due. What is it? Why do truckers have to pay it? How do I pay it? TruckingOffice IFTA Resource Center for New...
Manage your trucking business expenses – including IFTA, IRP, HVUT
When you’re an owner-operator or a fleet manager of a trucking firm, you have a lot of numbers you must track – miles per state, fuel purchases, driver settlements, tolls, tools – you name it, there’s a number attached to it. To manage your...
IFTA Preparation: QuickBooks or TruckingOffice?
IFTA is due at the end of this month. How are you managing your IFTA preparation? IFTA Preparation Options As we see it, there are several options to complete your IFTA preparation. You can do it by hand. We truly hope you are not doing this. The chances of...
Overworked? Here’s How Our Trucking Management Software Can Cut Your Workload in Half
Do you have a reliable trucking management software? One may think that there isn’t too much that goes into running a trucking company. To someone on the outside looking in, you are simply transporting goods from one place to another. However, it can be...Easiest IFTA Ever?
Are you looking at Q2 of this year and thinking, “This will be my easiest IFTA ever?” because you didn’t haul any freight? (Remember, you still have to file your IFTA even if you didn’t drive.) We’re hoping next quarter will be better and...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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