by TruckingOffice | Aug 12, 2019 | Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
Seen on I-77 just south of Akron last week: a repair truck. A semi. A little car with a road gator peeking out beneath it – with a muffler in it. A cop. It tells the whole story right there, doesn’t it? A trucker lost a tire and it did some major damage to...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 8, 2019 | IRP
The (IRP) International Registration Plan is an arrangement that allows for the allocated registration of vehicles used for commercial purposes. This gives a commercial vehicle that is eligible the chance to travel through more than one region using a single license...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 5, 2019 | Goal Setting, Owner Operator, Trucking Authority, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
Six months ago, we posted a series of blog posts about your trucking business – in particular, writing a business plan for your owner-operator trucking company. Did you do it? Setting Trucking Business Goals Are you seeing your company moving toward your...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 2, 2019 | IFTA
For a lot of owner-operators and company drivers, it is a bit complex to understand the (IFTA) International Fuel Tax Agreement. Drivers who have knowledge of the history of IFTA and the reason as to why it was developed, believe they will be able to make more...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 29, 2019 | Trucking Software
Some things just go together. Like peanut butter and jelly. Or, peanut butter and chocolate. And, peanut butter and bananas… I’m sensing a trend here. You know what else goes together? IFTA and TMS. What is IFTA? Who Needs to File IFTA Reports? How Do...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 24, 2019 | Trucking Software
The IFTA stands for the International Fuel Tax Agreement. It is an agreement between the lower 48 states in the U.S. and 10 provinces in Canada which simplifies fuel tax reporting. Trucking companies travel between jurisdictions on a daily basis. Without this...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 22, 2019 | Trucking Software
Some truckers like to get their hands into their engines and handle much of their own maintenance. Other truckers spend a lot of time trying to find the ideal routes and the best loads. But nobody wants to manage IFTA. If only there were a simple IFTA fuel...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 15, 2019 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Trucking Software
How many random letters can you throw into a trucking discussion? IFTA ELD TMS IRP If you’re already crying uncle, imagine being a new trucker and trying to understand our lingo. IFTA ELD IFTA is the International Fuel Tax Agreement. 57 different jurisdictions...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 10, 2019 | Trucking Software
Those of us who are old enough remember the back of trucks being a wall of license plates. A trucker had to purchase plates for every state. That was back when truckers had to manage their trucking businesses with ledger books! In the 21st century, we have computer...
by TruckingOffice | Jul 8, 2019 | IFTA, IFTA Filing, Trucking Software
Do you know any good IFTA shortcuts? GPS doesn’t always know best. LIke my drive home – the GPS always tells me to turn onto one street that’s right beside two schools. Turning left there can take 10 minutes if you’re there right after school lets out....
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