ELD Mandate: What is It?
You’ve probably heard about the ELD mandate by now. It has been shaking up the freight industry for a while, and you’re wondering whether this is just a buzzed-about word, or it’s actually here to stay. If that’s you, this article takes you through everything you need...
ELD and Trucking Management Systems
For small owner-operator trucking businesses, ELD hasn’t been a welcome change. It’s seen as invasive. People worry about the government spying on them. There hasn’t been a single benefit to truckers. TruckingOffice wants to change that. We see the...
Load Tracking for Beginners
Ever order anything from Amazon? Even they offer load tracking – just click on your order and you’ll see the last time it was checked in on their system. Load tracking is here and we truckers need to figure out how it’s going to impact us. With ELDs...
IRP Resource Center Now Open
Do you have questions about the International Registration Plan (IRP)? TruckingOfffice now has answers on the TruckingOffice IRP Resource Center. Like the TruckingOffice IFTA Resource Center, this website will give you many of the answers to the questions you have...
Truck Maintenance
On Friday morning while driving from Canton to Akron on I-77, I counted 10 empty flatbed trucks, 5 bob-tail cabs, and 3 speed-traps. It must be Memorial Day Weekend. Welcome to Summer – and the first long weekend we have at home. What are you going to do with...
Maintenance Tracking with TMS
If you’re going to use trucking software to track your truck maintenance, you might as well get the full picture of what’s going on in your trucking business. What is TMS? TMS means trucking management software. The programs use technology to help...
Truck Maintenance SWOT
When trying to maintain your truck, it’s important to prioritize your truck maintenance tasks. What’s the most important? What can wait? To make these decisions, a SWOT analysis can help. SWOT Analysis You may have heard of SWOT analysis for businesses....
Maintenance Management for Owner Operators
CVSA Inspections will focus on steering and suspension this year – only a month from now on June 4-6. We think that probably puts maintenance management high on your priority list in the next 4 weeks. Maintenance Management Are you taking the week of the CVSA...
IFTA Software for Beginners
Your IFTA filing is due tomorrow. Are you ready for your quarterly filing? Tomorrow is only 24 hours away. Are you staying home today to get it done? You probably don’t want to think about the 2nd quarter IFTA right now. But maybe we should think about it....
How Long Does IFTA Take?
How long does IFTA take? All the time you will let it take. It’s called Parkinson’s Law. Work will take all the time you set aside to complete it. There are entire books about it you can find on Amazon or at the library. Getting Your IFTA Done Faster...
April IFTA and Taxes
Guess what I found on the internet? A 78-page research paper on why people procrastinate on their taxes. Seems a bit much, right? But April IFTA and our income taxes fall only 15 days apart. So procrastination just isn’t an option this month. We have to get...
Late IFTA Filing
It’s not too late for your IFTA filing – yet. A late IFTA filing would be after April 30th, so you’re safe for now. But why wait? It’s human nature to avoid pain. We are programmed that way. And let’s face it, filing IFTA is a pain....
IFTA Due Date Extended to April 31st
Do you know the IFTA due date? They’ve delayed for an extra day this year to April 31st. April Fools! (There is no April 31st.) IFTA due date is still April 30, just like every April. Ever feel like you can’t joke about IFTA? It is important, not only to...
Trucking Business Organization: Envelope, App or Email?
Did you see that recent video about young men trying to use a dial telephone? It took them nearly 4 minutes to figure it out – with coaching. There are days when we hear about truckers still using an old-fashioned envelope system to track their trucking...
Reduce April’s IFTA Payment Now
2 Simple Steps to Reduce Your IFTA Payment 1. Compute your IFTA payment now. Take a minute* and figure out how much you will owe IFTA right now, if you didn’t drive another mile. 2. Determine where you need to buy your next tank of fuel. Which state...
Organizing Your Trucking Business
Organizing Your Trucking Business Organizing your trucking business in the 21st century means leaving the old ways behind. Just like we’ve got modern trucks, we need modern technology to manage them. Using a good trucking management software that is accessible...
Organize Your Trucking Business
The Battle to Organize Your Trucking Business When we talk to truckers, the first thing almost everyone says is this: “I need to organize my trucking business.” That’s what motivates them to look for trucking software. There are a lot of parts in...
Owner Operator Business Plan 7: Plan Building
Building an Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. TruckingOffice can help you as we break down each step of...
Owner Operator Business Plan 6: Financial Statement
Building an Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. TruckingOffice can help you as we break down each step of...
Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan 5: Management
Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. Each of the separate parts helps to create a full picture of your trucking business and will help you...
Owner Operator Business Plans 4: Goals and Milestones
Building an Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. TruckingOffice can help you as we break down each step of...
Owner Operator Business Plans 3: Marketing Plan
Building an Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. TruckingOffice can help you as we break down each step of...
Owner Operator Business Plans 2: Company Overview
Building an Owner-Operator Trucking Business Plan Your business plan will have an executive summary a company overview a marketing plan a set of goals or milestones a list of the current staff a financial plan. TruckingOffice can help you as we break down each step of...
Owner Operator Business Plans 1: Executive Summary
The trucking industry is responsible for transporting 70% of all freight in the United States. In 2021, this translates to over $930 billion in goods being hauled across the country on trucks every year. Does this sound like something you want to be a part of? If you...
Owner-Operator Business Plans
North America has had a lot of winter already this year. Record-breaking temperatures, blizzards, and now Ohio is expecting to get several days in the 50s with rain. It feels like it’s been a year already and it’s barely February. Did you have a plan...
Want More Than Just a Fast IFTA Program?
We’ve been reading your comments on our blog posts (Hey! Thanks for reading!) and it’s clear that a fast IFTA program is important, but we’re getting a lot of people asking some pretty smart questions. They want more than just a fast IFTA program....
IFTA Resource Center Now Open
It’s January, so it’s IFTA month. You know the drill… File IFTA. Pay taxes. Go back on the road. But that’s not the only big news from TruckingOffice about IFTA this year. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers: IFTA Resource...
How to File Your IFTA Faster
IFTA was created to help truckers file their fuel taxes faster. IFTA the Old Fashioned Way It used to be that if a trucker drove through a state, the trucker needed a license on the vehicle and paid local fuel taxes to each state individually. For long-distance...
Trucking Business Resolutions: IFTA
Did you have a good holiday season? Now that we’re into the New Year and the slower transportation season, and the IFTA is due in on January 31, maybe you’re working on your trucking business resolutions – especially about the IFTA. Trucking...
Happy ELD Mandate New Year?
It’s been a year since the mandate for electronic logging devices was put into effect. How’s your year been with it? Has the ELD mandate changed how you drive? (Of course it has.) ELD Mandate and Your Trucking Business Since the ELD mandate took effect,...
Owner-Operator Home Business Christmas Gift
The Best Owner-Operator Christmas gift At this time of year, all the family members of owner-operator truckers are trying to find the best gift for them. And they’re probably looking at Amazon right now trying to pick out the best gift for you. When a...
Why You Need TruckingOffice’s Truck Mileage Calculator
IFTA is one of the biggest pains of trucking. Requiring detailed mile tracking, tedious paperwork and worse, tons of money in taxes, it’s typically a driver’s most loathed part of the job —understandably so. Until recently, there was just no way to make it easier....
Have Your Ordered Next Year’s IFTA Stickers Yet?
Where did November go? If you’re like a lot of truckers, November was more miles than October and December is looking pretty good too. All that holiday shipping makes a big difference. So maybe you haven’t thought about next year’s IFTA sticker...Reduce Your Fuel Taxes Now with IFTA Software
I’ll bet you’re not even thinking about your IFTA right now. Most truckers can barely keep up with the loads they’ve got to haul before the holidays – they’re not thinking about anything else right now. So why are we even talking about...
Cyber Monday Sale at TruckingOffice
Cyber Monday – where every online company has sales to push this one day of the year. We’re not going to miss it either. TruckingOffice CYBER MONDAY SALE Whether you’re looking for yourself or the trucker in your life, trucking management software is...
Is Your ELD Working for You?
It’s almost been a year since the electronic logging device mandate took place. Truckers are still hauling loads. Things are different, that’s for sure. It’s time to ask the question, “Is your ELD working for you?” Is your ELD working...
Your IFTA Is Due
It’s almost Halloween and your IFTA is due. Which is scarier? Your IFTA is due on October 31. Are you ready? All those numbers you’ve been saving up since July 1st. It’s crunch time, as in it’s time to crunch the numbers. If a trucker is...
Stuck in the Penalty Box with IFTA Tax Filing?
The old joke about hockey is that it’s a fight with a game breaking out. If that’s the case, then trucking is a tax season with driving filling the gaps. IFTA follows us all year long, taking our time and can ruin a completely good weekend by keeping us...
IFTA Trucking Software
Last week, we said “GO TRIBE!” and we went to look at the trophy. (Did you know there was a trophy?) Every team is represented with a pennant. All are part of the whole Major League Baseball. When we think of all the parts of running a trucking...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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