by TruckingOffice | Mar 27, 2023 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Fleet Management, Owner Operator
Do you understand the split sleeper berth rule? The DOT’s rules regarding the number of hours of service have an exception but it’s complicated. It’s hard to explain in simple terms, so let’s use an examples of how it works. Using the Split Sleeper Berth...
by TruckingOffice | Mar 20, 2023 | Fleet Management, Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
What are trucker stats? If you google the term, you get transportation industry statistics. Those can be interesting, but if you want to know how you’re doing in your trucking business, they’re no help. TruckingOffice PRO trucking software has...
by TruckingOffice | Mar 13, 2023 | Trucking Software
As a trucker, you know that you pay a lot of taxes. The Government demands its due and expects us to pay on time. Failure to do so has penalties and fines that are supposed to motivate us to pay. (That doesn’t make it any better, does it?) So how do...
by TruckingOffice | Mar 6, 2023 | Trucking Software
Oh, is it spring yet? Melting snow and increasing temps may lead owner-operators to think about what the springtime has in store. Who doesn’t want to see the end of this winter? As much as we take time to clean our rigs during the winter just to get the salt and...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 27, 2023 | Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
What Is a blind shipment? Is it different from a drop shipment? How does an owner operator trucker to handle one? A bill of lading lists the shipper, the address where the load was picked up, and the receiver, including the delivery address. Seems pretty...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 20, 2023 | Trucking Management, Trucking Software
What is freight shipping? Simply put, freight shipping is the movement of goods from one location to another by land, sea, or air. Trucking is a critical part of that transportation chain. Trucks handle the last-mile delivery as well as hauling loads...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 13, 2023 | IFTA, Taxes, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
IFTA and Income Taxes in April Are there any two worse months than January and April for truckers? IFTA and quarterly taxes fall together all the time, but in April, we get the personal income tax too. Quarterly business taxes AND IFTA AND income taxes make these...
by TruckingOffice | Feb 6, 2023 | Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
Every business transaction has paperwork. We can’t avoid it. The bill of lading in the transportation industry is a key piece of paperwork that documents what a trucker hauls and where and when it’s delivered. We often call a bill of lading a BOL. Bill of lading...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 30, 2023 | Organization, Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
We got this note from a trucking business owner operator recently. She says everything we hear all the time from other truckers about organizing their trucking business. Is TruckingOffice PRO the solution to this problem? HELP! I’m about to lose my mind! We have...
by TruckingOffice | Jan 23, 2023 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Fleet Management
Not all truckers work off a load board. For example, private fleets of trucks. These fleets aren’t for hire. They exist strictly for their companies. They haul for a business, like WalMart or Pepsi. Those fleets are huge! And those truckers need an ELD system...
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