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 TruckingOffice | Feb 13, 2017 | FileSafe™, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
Looking for trucking software apps for your smartphone? A lot of owner-operators think that the newest tech is probably the best. It seems logical to look for an app on the Apple Store or the Google Play if you want to use your phone to manage your trucking...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 2, 2017 | FileSafe™, IFTA, Maintenance, Reports
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Never send a machine to do a man’s job.” It was true years ago, and it’s still true, even in this high-tech age. Nothing can replace the mind, muscles, and experience only human beings can provide. That being...
by Allen Campbell | Jan 16, 2017 | Invoice, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Management Software
Can Transportation Management Software increase your profits? It had better. Otherwise, what are you doing with it? In this economy, truckers feel like they’re being asked to haul loads practically for free. Or worse, the pay per mile is less than it would...
by Allen Campbell | Jan 12, 2017 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes
I heard this on the radio the other day: Sitting is the new smoking. Yes, someone out there thinks that sitting is as bad for your health as smoking. As truckers, we’re probably going to take that with a grain of salt, but consider this: Sitting for prolonged...
by Allen Campbell | Jan 2, 2017 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
Hate to remind you of the hard truth when you’re enjoying the holiday… But your IFTA is due in 29 days. Fast IFTA You could be done with it today – if you have TruckingOffice trucking management software. TruckingOffice can reduce this task to...
by Allen Campbell | Dec 29, 2016 | Goal Setting, LTL, Maintenance
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 12, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Taxes
We’re all thinking about the end of the year… and the costs involved. The IFTA coming up and at this time of year, business is down, so maybe you’re planning ahead for some maintenance work. Not to mention the end of the year details to get ready...
by Allen Campbell | Dec 11, 2016 | HVUT, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Why Do Expenses Per Mile Matter? Ever heard the old saying… [bs_well size=”sm”]How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.[/bs_well] Big problems are supposed to be solved with easy, simple steps. Break the problem down and do the next thing,...
by TruckingOffice | Dec 8, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes
It’s that time of year. Spending on gifts for family, friends, and customers. How can a trucking accounting software help? Simple. Keep track of the pennies in January through November and have dollars in December. Does Your Trucking Accounting Software Have...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 28, 2016 | Customer Development, FileSafe™, Goal Setting, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Software Training
TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses are Handling the Challenges of...
by Allen Campbell | Nov 17, 2016 | ELD, Maintenance, Trucking Management
Mother Nature is sure being kind to us here in northeast Ohio. It’s a sunny day in November and that’s a pretty rare thing for us up here. We truckers need to get serious about getting ready for winter. When the sun’s beating down on us through...
by TruckingOffice | Nov 3, 2016 | CVSA, Maintenance, Safety, Trucking Management
You know that keeping your equipment in top shape is vital for both your business’s health and the safety of everyone who uses the nation’s highway system.That’s why getting ready for winter isn’t just an “oh, I’ll get around to it” task....
by TruckingOffice | Oct 27, 2016 | Goal Setting, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by Allen Campbell | Oct 20, 2016 | ELD, Invoice, Maintenance
Here in Ohio today, it was 75 degrees and sunny – a rare October day to be sure. Who’s thinking about winter? Nobody wants to talk about winterizing your truck right now. Maybe you should be. Winterize Your Truck A month from now, it could be snowing....
by Allen Campbell | Oct 10, 2016 | FileSafe™, IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
“I’ve always done it this way” may be the most destructive words to a business. When it comes to a task like the IFTA, I’m sure it is. Welcome to the 21st Century Driving a truck looks like it isn’t any different than it was 20 years...
by Allen Campbell | Oct 3, 2016 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
I’m not saying that your navigator sent this to us… but if the chewed shoe fits, you might want to pay attention, in case you get your IFTA done fast. Dear TruckingOffice, I’ve logged over a half a million miles on the road over the past few years...
by Allen Campbell | Sep 29, 2016 | ELD, Goal Setting, HVUT, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Authority, Trucking Management
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 22, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Software
Looking at owner operator trucking software? As an owner operator, you need just a few things to get started as a trucker. You need: a cab a trailer a load a way to manage all the paperwork including dispatches, routing, invoices, late payments, factoring, IFTA,...
by Allen Campbell | Sep 12, 2016 | Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Management
When a fleet manager gets a call that a truck is broken down, she’s got a lot to manage. How to make sure the load gets delivered. What will the shipper say when the delay is significant? What’s the best thing to do right now? The question,...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 5, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management
Every job has its tasks that you have to do over and over again. Some of those tasks make us like the job. It’s what made us want the job in the first place. software for truck drivers Other tasks, not so much. Like paperwork. I know there are people out...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 1, 2016 | Customer Development, ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management
As a small trucking concern, you might think that you don’t need software. You may think it’s optional, like whether you want new seat covers this year. Small trucking company management software can make the difference between a business succeeding and...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 29, 2016 | Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Safety, Taxes, Trucking Management
For the owner-operator, trucking isn’t just a job, it’s practically a lifestyle. Living weeks at a time on the road isn’t a career – it’s a choice to accept the road as home. Wherever you live, home has expenses. We’ve always...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 25, 2016 | Goal Setting, Maintenance, Trucking Authority
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 22, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Taxes, Trucking Software
You want open an owner-operator trucking business? Welcome to the trucking world – it’s a lot bigger than you thought when you were just a driver. There’s a lot more you have to consider. Consider your maintenance schedule. Working for a trucking...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 15, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Taxes
If you’re a solo owner-operator, maybe you don’t think you need dispatching software. You know where you’re going, you have a GPS and Google Maps. Is truck dispatching software like TruckingOffice PRO really necessary? Do you want software that will...
by Allen Campbell | Aug 12, 2016 | FileSafe™, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Trucking Management
We heard you. When truckers asked if they could put their own mileage records into TruckingOffice, we decided to find a way: PCMiler. PCMiler is now optional. You can use your own mileage numbers instead. For truckers who want to enter their own data instead of...
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 TruckingOffice | Aug 1, 2016 | IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
Is there such a thing as QuickBooks trucking software? No… and yes. QuickBooks is not an accounting program dedicated to any specific business except accounting. That’s the way it should be – most businesses don’t need a specialized accounting...
by Allen Campbell | Jul 28, 2016 | FileSafe™, Goal Setting, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Trucking Authority, Trucking Management
[bs_well size=”md”] TruckingOffice Wants Truckers to Succeed We’ve been focusing some of our blog posts on goals and goal setting. SMART goal setting SCHEMES to figure out your action plan Measurements to determine where your strengths and weaknesses...
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 30, 2016 | Invoice, Maintenance, Owner Operator, Trucking Management
Forget Your Goals? Or Get Derailed By an Emergency? Keeping your focus on your goals with reminders or frequent review of your business helps move you forward, but there are days when the road to success has some expensive tolls. Emergencies crop up and we have to...
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 TruckingOffice | Jun 13, 2016 | CVSA, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training
How do you determine which freight management software is the best for you? It’s not a choice you want to make without due consideration. Who wants to buy multiple software packages? Who’s got the money or the time to learn different programs?...
by Allen Campbell | Jun 2, 2016 | ELD, IFTA, Maintenance
We decided to have some fun with the Roadcheck Blitz this year. Sing along with us! But at the end, this is how we feel: You know why we pass the Roadcheck Blitz every year? Because we don’t just care about our trucks for only the week before the Roadcheck. We...
by Allen Campbell | May 23, 2016 | CVSA, Maintenance, MATS, Owner Operator, Safety
Every year, there will be truckers who take a vacation for a few days in June… exactly the same days as the CVSA Roadcheck Blitz. What are they afraid of? Nobody likes this kind of thing. It’s a long, boring, aggravating wait for some pencil pusher who...
by Allen Campbell | May 5, 2016 | CVSA, ELD, IFTA, Invoice, Maintenance, Reports, Trucking Management, Trucking Software Training
Paul wants to keep on top of his small fleet’s truck maintenance. His boss came down last week with a half dozen unexpected emergency bills that she thought should have been avoided. He wouldn’t argue with that. But managing a fleet of nineteen trucks...
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 TruckingOffice | Apr 18, 2016 | Maintenance, Owner Operator
Not that we don’t like QuickBooks. But do owner operators need it? Accounting software for trucking business is a necessity for today’s transportation professionals. This is true whether you own one truck or 1,000. It’s also why we built important bookkeeping...
by TruckingOffice | Apr 11, 2016 | ELD, Maintenance, Trucking Management
TruckingOffice offers logistics management solutions for today’s transportation professionals. We continuously work to keep our software updated. We need the latest capabilities to succeed in today’s competitive business environment—without being needlessly...
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