How TruckingOffice Simplifies Your IFTA Reporting
For many years, paying fuel taxes was a nightmare for truckers and trucking companies. It required truck drivers to stop at every port of entry to buy a permit. That was both taxing and time-consuming. As the trucking industry continued to become more regulated,...
Starting a Trucking Business: Invoicing and Cash Flow
Nothing can cripple a small business faster than unpaid client invoices. In fact, a 2019 report put the total amount owed in unpaid invoices across all small businesses in the United States at about $825 billion. Needless to say, accounts receivable is the chief...
How to Set up Your Trucking Maintenance
As a truck driver, your truck is a home away from home. This means that it is important that your truck is in working order. Trucking maintenance can keep your ride smooth and safe. TMS can help ensure you are staying on top of your maintenance. Nobody wants to get...
The 3 Quickest Ways to Increase Cash Flow in a Trucking Business
While cash flow is important to every business, it is especially important to the trucking business. Cash flow can involve anything from checks to Paypal payments. In the trucking industry, customers can take 30 to 90 days to pay. This can greatly hinder your...
Truckers: This Is How You Eliminate Dispatching Errors
Dispatching is the cog that keeps truck-drivers moving. A truck dispatcher is responsible for the loads you carry, as well as the routes you take. As important as they are, dispatchers can occasionally create problems. Errors are bound to happen between a truck driver...
Know Your Numbers: How to Manage Your Trucking Business More Efficiently
The trucking industry keeps the United States’ economy flowing. Without truck-drivers hauling resources on the road, a great number of industries would come to a stand-still. Around 71% of the United State’s freight is moved by trucks. This equates to nearly 11...
Understanding ELD Standards
The US Congress, in 2012, introduced a bill known as the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century.” This bill is also well-known as MAP-21. This bill listed out highway funding measures. It also included a provision that made it mandatory for the FMCSA to create...
Step by Step Guide for Getting an IRP Plate
Unless you’re just making local runs, you may be required to get an IRP plate. This allows you to travel outside your state jurisdiction. The International Registration Plan (IRP) is an agreement between the United States, District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces....
Expense & Maintenance in Trucking: Guide to Managing Flow With TMS
Running a successful trucking company is all about the numbers. Owner-operators are constantly running the numbers to determine how their business is doing. These calculations are what ultimately drive the business decisions they make to enhance their company’s...
Here are the 5 Things That Will Stop Cash Flow in a Trucking Business
Running a profitable business and still running out of money is not an uncommon problem for American business owners. According to a U.S. Bank study, 82% of businesses fail because of cash flow problems. Not because they can’t provide quality service or attract good...
Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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