Simple LTL Shipping Software
It's a simple idea: if a truck is half empty, fill it with more freight to make more money. Is there a simple LTL shipping software to help truckers do just that? Simple LTL Shipping We're seeing a big surge in the trucking industry right now. With the explosive...
Truck Maintenance Records
Driving down I-77 yesterday behind a tanker, we noticed that each of the four mudflaps had a different trucking emergency service listed. It made me worry about the truck. How many times has it been serviced? What do those truck maintenance records look like?...
Easy Trucking Invoicing Program
We talk a lot about TruckingOffice's extras. We spend a lot of time talking about IFTA and about truck maintenance. But the core of TruckingOffice is to be an easy trucking invoicing program. After all, if we can't do that, nothing else matters. Easy Trucking...
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...
ELD data that fleet managers can use
Looking for ELD data that fleet managers can use? One of the key tasks of a fleet manager is to track the hours of a trucker to make sure they don't go over the HOS restrictions. Back in the days of paper logs, a fleet manager had to wait until the logs were turned...
When Is the HVUT Due?
When is the HVUT due? Short answer: August 31. Probably there's another question: What's an HVUT? A heavy vehicle use tax is collected by the US government once a year. It's based on the weight of your equipment. The table below illustrates these categories. Gross...
TruckingOffice ELD Helps Truckers Make Money
What's the best investment of a trucker's time? If the measure of success is profit - then the best investment of a trucker's time has to be driving. There's the power of the ELD data - to know and understand what a trucker is doing with their time to make more...
Drive More with Fast IFTA from TruckingOffice
It's nearly the end of the IFTA filing month. As I'm writing this, there's about 50 hours left until the July 31st deadline. That IFTA sticker is the way you make money - but it's also the way that you're stuck filling out forms every 4 months. That's time you...
Documentation for IFTA Reports
What Documentation for Filing IFTA Reports is Required? Do you know what you need for documentation for filing IFTA taxes? Each carrier is required to keep all receipts, either hard copy or electronic. The fuel tax payments must be submitted four times a year (each...
The Best Accounting Software for Owner-Operators: TruckingOffice or QuickBooks?
TruckingOffice or QuickBooks? We've created a little test we call TruckingOffice or QuickBooks. Let's see which program is going to work best for you. Is accounting the only thing an owner-operator needs a computer program to do? Obviously not. In this 21st century,...
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