Average Costs and Average Spot Rates
We got some reports recently that confirmed what we thought: Truckers and trucking are in trouble. Average costs for a trucking company and the average spot rates aren’t at the same place at all. So what do truckers need to do to make money in trucking? We have...
You Need an ELOG
If you’re new to trucking, you’re learning a lot of the shorthand terms we use for equipment and taxes we have to pay. IFTA is the International Fuel Tax. HVUT is the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. ELD is the Electronic Logging Device. HOS is Hours of Service. SOL...
How to get a Freight Brokerage Authority
Have you ever watched a video where an athlete goes to a gym and pretends to be a newbie? Then the athlete shows up all the people around by showing off superior skills? Not that we’re comparing trucking brokerage to althetics. We’re just saying that...
Brake Safety Week CVSA
We know there are drivers who conveniently take their summer vacation whenever the CVSA Safety Check is scheduled. This month, we have the CVSA Brake Safety Week inspections scheduled for August 25-31. Brake Safety is Highway Safety TruckingOffice trucking management...
How to Get Your Own Trucking Authority
Getting your own trucking authority gives you the opportunity to schedule your own loads and to negotiate your own rates. As an owner-operator trucker, leasing on to a large carrier company has benefits, but holding your own authority will provide you with...
Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for trucking businesses is due at the end of this month. Yes, another tax on truckers. We have to go find the form 2290 to file this tax of $550 per truck. But we saw the US Supreme Court decide the case Loper Bright Enterprises v....
Trucking Management Software Statistics
Do your trucking management software statistics help you or bother you? Do you even look at your trucking management software statistics? Does your trucking software even produce any stats for you? Why you need trucking management software statistics You...What’s Your Revenue Per Mile Trucker Stat™?
What’s your revenue per mile trucker stat? You might know what revenue per mile is. It’s how much a trucker gets paid per mile to haul a load. That’s an important number because any trucker wants to know how much they’re getting paid. At the...
What is ELD in Trucking?
What is ELD in trucking? Simply put, it’s a gadget that tracks the hours that a trucker has been working. It’s a glorified time clock, mandated by the US government. In the end, that’s pretty much all ELDs do. TruckingOffice ELD offers a little bit...
What Does IRP Stand For?
“What is an IRP?” “What does IRP stand for?” “What’s IRP in trucking?” We see questions like that all the time on the trucker forums. It’s not obvious from the name “International Registration Plan” what...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
How To Get Your Own Trucking Authority
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