Trucking company success doesn’t come easy. A trucking business is ultimately a complicated endeavor with many moving parts. (Pun intended.) How do you know if what you’re doing is right? Do you have data that can tell you what works -and what doesn’t? If you use TruckingOffice trucking management software and ELD, you’ve got the tools you need to building a successful trucking business already – you’ve got Trucker Stats™ to tell you.
The Data You Need
The sheer amount of data you need is probably already in house. Think about it..
You need the monthly expenses:
- loan payments
- insurance payments – business, equipment, bonds, health
- rent – office and truck parking
- scheduled maintenance
- savings toward emergency funds and replacing equipment
- paying yourself and employees (plus taxes and withholding).
You’ve got all those details already. Trucker success is simply using the data the right way.
Trucker Success In the Numbers
The problem is that those are MONTHLY expenses in a business that’s paid by the mile. Making that math work is the reason that we invented computers in the first place. (Well, that and World War II.)
That list is actually the easy part. For most of them, those are fixed expenses. It’s the randomness of trucking that gives us headaches. Fuel costs. Tolls. Lumpers. New tires and brakes. When those expenses come up for trips or for maintenance, then converting those to a monthly expenses…
What’s a trucker supposed to do?
Use a system that does the math for you.
The Calculations Done for Independent Trucker Success
But not by you? Sounds like a deal to me.
That’s what a complete trucking management software program does for you. It keeps all the numbers
- expenses from a trip
- maintenance costs
- driver settlements
and calculates what we call the Trucker Stats™. These are the numbers put together to help you get a good look at where your money is going in your trucking company.
Whether you want numbers or graphs to take a closer look at your trucking business overview report, TruckingOffice PRO has the view you need to understand the status of your company.
TruckingOffice PRO and TruckingOffice ELD (or E-Log) working together get the most accurate data. Together, you’ll get an IFTA or IRP report that’s accurate (and fast.) You’ll have the deep look into your trucking habits, expenses, income and revenue you need. Then you can change how you do business
- Know your cost per mile to run your rig
- Determine if loads are profitable or not to take – before you take them.
- Analyze trends in lanes and loads to determine if they’re the types of loads you should take.
Using TruckingOffice PRO’s customer database, you can find old customers to reach out for new loads.
The Maintenance tracker can keep your repair records and help you schedule maintenance at your convenience, not on the road with the extra emergency charges.
Together, TruckingOffice PRO and TruckingOffice ELD are the team you need to build a successful trucking business.
TruckingOffice Trucking Management Software
TruckingOffice PRO offers the best options for the solo trucker or the fleet builder. We’ve got affordable trucking management software that handles everything. TruckingOffice PRO makes your life easier and managing your business smoother by helping you handle your tasks better and faster:
- dispatches
- routing
- invoice generation and tracking
- expense management
- IFTA and IRP
- maintenance
- Trucker Stats™– reports to show the state of your trucking business.
Combined with the TruckingOffice ELD, you’ve got everything you need to build a successful trucking business – even from the cab of your truck.
Contact us today to learn how TruckingOffice PRO can help you avoid loads that cost you money to deliver and to discover what equipment is the most profitable for you.
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