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...
16-Hour Short-Haul Exemption
For certain truckers, there is a 16-hour short-haul exemption that is available under certain circumstances. Short Haul A short-haul is a trucker who hauls a load and returns home the same day. These truckers may cross state lines, but they consistently return home...
Three Keys to Success With Fleet Vehicle Management
Smart fleet vehicle management can help you contain your costs, boost your profits, and keep your people happy. Fleet vehicle management Fleet vehicle management is probably the most important thing that a fleet manager has to track. There aren’t any invoices,...
Why You Need TruckingOffice’s Truck Mileage Calculator
IFTA is one of the biggest pains of trucking. Requiring detailed mile tracking, tedious paperwork and worse, tons of money in taxes, it’s typically a driver’s most loathed part of the job —understandably so. Until recently, there was just no way to make it easier....Reduce Your Fuel Taxes Now with IFTA Software
I’ll bet you’re not even thinking about your IFTA right now. Most truckers can barely keep up with the loads they’ve got to haul before the holidays – they’re not thinking about anything else right now. So why are we even talking about...
Benefits of Electronic Logbooks for Truck Drivers
With the ELD mandate’s implementation now nearly a year old, owner-operator truck drivers have installed electronic logbooks on their trucks. And while many might be feeling bogged down, overwhelmed, or even frustrated with the requirements of the mandate, there’s...
You Need an Integrated Truck Mileage Calculator
Have you ever thought about hiring an assistant? Someone to manage the office work, make sure the IFTA is filed correctly and on time, and to bring you coffee every morning – even if you’re on the road? Ok, so that’s not going to happen. Hiring...
Trucking Dispatch Software Makes Life on the Road Easy
Has this ever happened to you? The invoice you sent out – and need to get your payment right away – gets stuck in some kind of accounting snafu? Instead of 30 days, you’re waiting more than 90 days out to get your money. Whether you call it a...IFTA Tax Reporting: Are You Ready for Q1?
TruckingOffice can make getting ready for IFTA tax reporting easier and faster. While nobody enjoys paying taxes, our software can slash prep times and eliminate errors that would otherwise take a big chunk out of your profits. Here’s how:Our IFTA tax reporting...
Love Your Trucker This Valentine’s Day with TMS
St. Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and you have a problem. You need a gift. Might we suggest a trucking management solution? TMS is now Trucking Management Solution What do you give a trucker who spends days on the road and then hours at home managing...
Did you get a ticket? You’ll want this one. MATS 2018
Okay, it’s a bad joke. Talking about tickets to MATS and hinting at a traffic citation is a stretch for a laugh, but… the question remains. Do you have your ticket for the Mid-America Trucking Show yet? There are a lot of reasons to make the trip to...
Why You Must Do the IFTA Filing
What happens if you don’t file the IFTA? Do you really want to know? The consequences to not filing start at mildly annoying and move up to painful and expensive. The citation is only the first step. Tickets costs vary from state to state, but the fines will...
Record Keeping: Why you must organize your owner-operator business
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...
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Intro (Trucking Delivery Statistics) America’s highways are busy 24/7 with people going to work, traveling, shopping, seeking entertainment, and more. In the midst of all this traffic are thousands of LTL and FTL trucks delivering the products that keep our...
How to Pick the Best Truck Driver Log App
Looking for any truck driver log app isn’t any easier now than it was 5 years ago when the ELD mandate was put in place. There are still too many bad apps written without the trucker in mind. That’s why we at TruckingOffice decided that keeping the rules...
ELD Value and Service Commitment by TruckingOffice
We saw this article about the ELD delay request from Indiana. It seems that the attorney general is questioning the validity of self-certification of the ELD equipment currently on the market. We know that older electronic logging devices don’t comply with the...
Where do you buy an ELD?
The new ELD requirements for the trucking industry are strict and for truckers, owner-operators and fleet builders. There’s no avoiding them once they go into effect. At that point, you will be required to comply with the ELD mandate or risk being penalized. We know...
ELD Mandate Requirements: What do you need to know?
What will your truck look like if you skip the ELD? Just ignore the ELD mandate requirements? That’s what it will look like. Unless something highly unlikely happens, the ELD mandate will take effect on December 17, 2017. That’s a month away. Will you be...
Truck Maintenance for the Winter
An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. Especially in the winter when we’re talking truck maintenance. Those emergencies on the road can destroy any profit from a load. We can’t predict when a part is going to fail. Debris on the...
Log Book Requirements You Should Be Aware Of
Log book requirements have long been fixtures of the trucking industry.It’s important that carriers, drivers, and all trucking professionals are fully informed before the new requirements go into effect. You probably saw the news announcement that there’s...
Maximize Your TruckingOffice Free Trial
Did you just sign up for your TruckingOffice free trial of our trucking management software to get your IFTA done fast? You’ve filed your IFTA in record time and now… what? How can you maximize your TruckingOffice free trial? It would be pretty sad to just...
Election Day: Did you vote?
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. ...Here Is Your 2017 DOT Compliance Checklist
This article contains our updated 2017 DOT compliance checklist. Some of the information has changed since we published our original version in 2013. This is especially true when it comes to electronic logbooks, which are scheduled for mandatory use by December 2017....
Eliminate Your IFTA Without Giving Up Trucking
No, I’m not going to tell you to give up interstate driving. But I am going to tell you to eliminate your IFTA struggle in a perfectly legal way. It’s just like ice cream. Have you ever made ice cream? It’s not hard to mix everything up. Milk,...
Doing Your IFTA Filing in Your Cab
Can you imagine doing your IFTA in your cab? Not if you’re using paper log books. I can’t imagine trying to keep those on my bunk along with all the receipts, the calculator, a calendar, and my credit card or checkbook without everything spilling onto the...
Load Planning: How to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Load planning is a great way to maximize your efficiency and your profit margins. In this post, we will cover the basics. However, please remember that load planning is more of an art than a science. Consider the following information an introduction to this topic....
5 Reasons to Try Our Free Trial IFTA Software
Our free trial IFTA software can help take the sting out of paying fuel taxes. That’s because TruckingOffice has easy-to-use features like these: Automatic per-state mileage calculation that takes the uncertainty out of calculating your bill. With TruckingOffice in...
Trucking Industry News: IFTA Suspended in Some States
Trucking is an ever-changing industry. It’s important to stay abreast of the latest news. But doing so is easier said than done. With hours-of-service requirements to meet and so many days on the road, the last thing you want is to spend your free time reading the...
IFTA Preparation Software for the 21st Century
Our IFTA preparation software can save you money and endless hassle. But is that all it should do? Do you remember long nights sitting hunched over your desk or dining table, calculating and recalculating? Drinking stale coffee, and hoping that you’ve done all the...
Free IFTA Calculators Aren’t So Free
I typed the words “FREE IFTA” in a Google search tonight. I didn’t think I’d find anything, but sure enough, there was a free IFTA calculator on the screen. But was it free? Technically, it’s free for you to enter your data – for...
Fleet Manager: Are You Afraid of the IFTA?
It was a dark and stormy night. One Friday when the fleet manager went out to inspect each of the trucks, he noticed that in the first truck the odometer was 1,000 miles off from the driver’s logbook. In the second truck, the difference was even greater…...
IFTA Fuel Tax Software for Your Profit and Stress Relief
Use your IFTA to beat your stress Can IFTA fuel tax software help you make a profit? Looking at the bottom line after paying your IFTA? Are you wondering if you’re getting ahead? Making money? Able to think about retirement? Is this the wrong week to ask...
Get ELD Right the First Time
The idea of switching over to an electronic logging device system may seem like a huge hassle for drivers, owner-operators and fleet builders alike. After all, paper logs may not have been 100% accurate all the time, but they got the job done, right? Well, we are here...
Be Strategic With IFTA Tax Tables Updates
The new IFTA tax tables are out. We updated our table so you don’t have to. The news from Indiana was pretty awful. Indiana just raised their fuel taxes. They more than doubled them! West Viriginia added another 10% on their taxes too. In Illinois, the diesel...
Keeping Smartphones Secure with TruckingOffice ELD App
According to the government’s ELD mandate, trucking companies are now required to install an electronic logging device in their trucks. This is to monitor truckers’ driving time. The mandate is also to ensure compliance with hours of service rules. To make this...
ELD Truck Log App: What Do You Need?
We all know that the ELD mandate has created a bit of turmoil within the trucking industry. Truckers aren’t happy with the new ELD standards because they think it’s going to limit their hours, restrict their independence and make it impossible for them to make as much...
Benefits of Web-Based Trucking Software
We get calls asking about our app sometimes. “It’s not an app,” we say. “It’s a web-based software program. You can access from anywhere you have an Internet connection.” A lot of people don’t understand that....Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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