
by TruckingOffice | Aug 4, 2025 | Trucking Software
If you’re new to the trucking industry, you might not know about the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. Due at the end of August, this flat tax is collected by the IRS. It’s based on the weight of your rig. From...

by TruckingOffice | Jul 28, 2025 | Trucking Software
Q2 is done. Hopefully, you used TruckingOffice PRO and ELD’s integration to produce an accurate (and fast!) IFTA report and have dealt with that annoyance and are now ready for what’s next. Do you know what’s next? If you pulled out your trucking...

by TruckingOffice | Jul 21, 2025 | Fleet Builder, Fleet Management, Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
Long-distance truckers don’t get paid by the hour. We get paid by the mile. So tracking time seems unnecessary. TMS trucking software is an essential tool in today’s industry – and it tracks miles, not hours. So why are we talking about time? Selling Time...

by TruckingOffice | Jul 14, 2025 | Driver Logbook, ELD, Electronic Logging Device
If you’re in long distance trucking, you know those abbreviations. ELogs – electronic logging for drivers for hours of service. (There’s another abbreviation — HOS.) IFTA – International Fuel Tax Agreement – is that quarterly tax...

by TruckingOffice | Jul 7, 2025 | Brokerage
It’s a good thing when new people want to move into the freight brokerage. It’s a field that can be tough to break into. Learning the ropes for a freight brokerage can be overwhelming. The steps to get a brokerage authority may seem confusing. But if you...

by TruckingOffice | Jun 30, 2025 | Business Plan, Trucker Stats, Trucking Management, Trucking Software
If you’re working a business plan for your trucking business, you’re already ahead of most trucking companies. If you’re achieving your goals, pat yourself on the back and think about this: many trucking companies are struggling right now. Having goals that keep you...

by TruckingOffice | Jun 23, 2025 | Fleet Management, Owner Operator, Trucking Management, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
It’s the 21st century. Why aren’t more tasks that run an owner operator trucking business automated? Good question. TruckingOffice has ways for automating your trucking business already waiting for you. Automation From Dispatch to Invoice It can seem like...

by TruckingOffice | Jun 16, 2025 | Brokerage, Trucking Software
Becoming a freight broker is becoming a matchmaker. Finding the right driver for a load isn’t just lucky. It’s not intuition. It’s a methodical use of data to create a partnership. Freight brokers and data are random – they’re the keys to...

by TruckingOffice | Jun 9, 2025 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Trucking Software
Whether you’re starting a new trucking company or trying to cut expenses, finding legal e-logs is one of those tasks that has to be done early in the start-up, or as soon as possible to save money. ELD Compliant When we talk about Legal, we’re talking...

by TruckingOffice | Jun 2, 2025 | Brokerage, Trucking Software
If you’re listening to anyone talking about trucking these days, they’re talking about double brokering. So what is it? Why is it bad? Double Brokering Double brokering is a practice where a customer hires a trucking company to move freight, and that...
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