TruckingOffice: Serving Truckers Since 2010
TruckingOffice began as a small trucking authority in 2002. The owner, Allen, tried to manage everything with a combination of paper logs, spreadsheets, and Quickbooks. This was very hectic and caused some issues. Although Quickbooks is a great tool for...
How TMS and ELD Work Together
When you think of trucking, you naturally think of driving. Trucking is a great job that can be relaxing if you like to drive and also pays fairly well. You may not think you have to do much besides drive, but any truck driver will tell you that the...
Making Your ELD Data Useful for Managers
The advent of new technology has introduced ELDs or electronic logging devices in the trucking industry. As a result, most truckers are now implementing these devices in a bid to harness their varied benefits. But, the primary one is that ELD connectivity helps...
Electronic Logging Devices and FMCSA Compliance
One of the most important parts of owning an ELD is understanding how to remain compliant with the FMCSA. Initially, after the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” bill was passed in 2012, trucking companies had until 2017 to implement an ELD. Its purpose...
Finding an Affordable ELD
According to studies, the FMCSA estimates that an ELD can cost a trucking company up to $495 a year, or over $41 per month. In the same study, it was shown that electronic logging devices could range from $165 to $832 per year. For any trucking company, these costs...
Choosing an ELD System for Your Trucking Company
With so many electronic logging device companies out there, it can be difficult to decide which ELD system fits your company the best. Specific features can make using your ELD easy for you or your truck drivers. One such feature is an editable ELD logbook. Perhaps...
2019 ELD Standards: How Things Might Change in 2020
In 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) kicked-off the new ELD mandate. The mandate stipulates that by December 16, 2019, all commercial motor carriers must have an electronic logging device. The device tracks hours of service. Furthermore, it...
Understanding the ELD Mandate
The switch from paperwork to computer work can sometimes prove to be confusing or frustrating. Some people find that paperwork is easier and more reliable. They may think that there is no reason for a switch. However, when it comes to truck driving, the switch from...
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,...
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...
Benefits of Electronic Logbooks for Truck Drivers
With the ELD mandate’s implementation now nearly a year old, owner-operator truck drivers have installed electronic logbooks on their trucks. And while many might be feeling bogged down, overwhelmed, or even frustrated with the requirements of the mandate, there’s...
When Is the HVUT Due?
When is the HVUT due? Short answer: August 31. Probably there’s another question: What’s an HVUT? A heavy vehicle use tax is collected by the US government once a year. It’s based on the weight of your equipment. The table below illustrates these...
TruckingOffice ELD Helps Truckers Make Money
What’s the best investment of a trucker’s time? If the measure of success is profit – then the best investment of a trucker’s time has to be driving. There’s the power of the ELD data – to know and understand what a trucker is...
ELD Mandate: December 18th Has Come and Gone. Now What?
December 18 was the last day to comply with the FMCSA’s ELD mandate, which says that all commercial vehicles must have an electronic logging device on board to ensure hours of service compliance and on-the-road safety. Now that the big day has come and gone, what’s...
ELD Solutions Are Easy
Many ELD solutions are complicated. You need tons of hardware, a massive instruction manual, and hours upon hours to figure out how to install it, how to use it, and how to work it into your processes day in and day out. Wasn’t the ELD mandate supposed to make things...What To Look For In An Electronic Logging Device
An electronic logging device, or ELD, is more than just a tool to record your hours and mileage. From here on out, it’s going to be a permanent part of your work, and as such, it should come with real, measurable value. Want to make sure your electronic logging device...
Choosing an ELD Checklist
The electronic logging device mandate deadline has passed. Therefore, if your truck doesn’t have an approved ELD device on board right now, you’re out of compliance. Additionally, you could face serious penalties. Want to avoid those repercussions and make sure...
Maintenance Checks of Your Truck Don’t Have to be Routine
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Did you ever see that movie with Bill Murray where he repeats the day over and over until he finally gets it right? I think driving a truck can sometimes be that way too. We do all the same things over and over – load, drive, unload,...
Deadhead Miles and the IFTA
Maybe because it’s Friday. On a trip across town this morning, I saw 3 bobtails and 3 empty flatbeds. I could assume they’re going home, or maybe they’re on their way to the next load. But it got me thinking about deadhead miles and the IFTA and...
ELD, IFTA and Cost Per Mile
Did you pick out an ELD program based on the IFTA? Maybe not. Most people don’t even think about IFTA when they’re picking an ELD? After all, the software for IFTA isn’t related to the ELD, is it? (Hint: It does, if you use TruckingOffice...
Control Trucking Expenses with Trucking Accounting Software
There are a lot of trucking accounting software packages out there. Some of them are comprehensive package that offer entire trucking management software programs. Others focus down on just one part of being an owner-operator: the IFTA filing or maintenance...
What to Buy a Trucker for Christmas
The Trucker Who Has Everything When you’re gift shopping for a trucker who’s been on the road for a while – they probably already have everything that they need. Or at least, everything that they think they need. Trucking in the future is not going...
Trucking with Smartphones
I listened to a trucker podcaster recently. He talked about a rough survey he took at a truck stop one day this year. Less than half of truckers use smartphones. That surprised us. Smartphones go with trucking like french fries and ketchup. Why aren’t...
How to Pick the Best Truck Driver Log App
Looking for any truck driver log app isn’t any easier now than it was 5 years ago when the ELD mandate was put in place. There are still too many bad apps written without the trucker in mind. That’s why we at TruckingOffice decided that keeping the rules...
ELD Value and Service Commitment by TruckingOffice
We saw this article about the ELD delay request from Indiana. It seems that the attorney general is questioning the validity of self-certification of the ELD equipment currently on the market. We know that older electronic logging devices don’t comply with the...
Where do you buy an ELD?
The new ELD requirements for the trucking industry are strict and for truckers, owner-operators and fleet builders. There’s no avoiding them once they go into effect. At that point, you will be required to comply with the ELD mandate or risk being penalized. We know...
Owner Operator Trucking Business Software: Cyber Monday 2017 Special Offer
Keep Your Owner Operator Trucking Business Going and Growing Whether you’re a long-time owner-operator or new to the field, you know that the only way to build a successful owner-operator trucking business is to have a way to keep the business end working....
ELD Mandate Requirements: What do you need to know?
What will your truck look like if you skip the ELD? Just ignore the ELD mandate requirements? That’s what it will look like. Unless something highly unlikely happens, the ELD mandate will take effect on December 17, 2017. That’s a month away. Will you be...
Log Book Requirements You Should Be Aware Of
Log book requirements have long been fixtures of the trucking industry.It’s important that carriers, drivers, and all trucking professionals are fully informed before the new requirements go into effect. You probably saw the news announcement that there’s...
Election Day: Did you vote?
We’re not going to endorse any candidate or policy. That’s up to you. But since politicians were the ones who put the ELD mandate out there, voting is clearly important. Did you vote yet? Life on the road means you see a lot of this country. ...
Trucking Industry News: IFTA Suspended in Some States
Trucking is an ever-changing industry. It’s important to stay abreast of the latest news. But doing so is easier said than done. With hours-of-service requirements to meet and so many days on the road, the last thing you want is to spend your free time reading the...
Fleet Manager: Are You Afraid of the IFTA?
It was a dark and stormy night. One Friday when the fleet manager went out to inspect each of the trucks, he noticed that in the first truck the odometer was 1,000 miles off from the driver’s logbook. In the second truck, the difference was even greater…...
Get ELD Right the First Time
The idea of switching over to an electronic logging device system may seem like a huge hassle for drivers, owner-operators and fleet builders alike. After all, paper logs may not have been 100% accurate all the time, but they got the job done, right? Well, we are here...
Be Strategic With IFTA Tax Tables Updates
The new IFTA tax tables are out. We updated our table so you don’t have to. The news from Indiana was pretty awful. Indiana just raised their fuel taxes. They more than doubled them! West Viriginia added another 10% on their taxes too. In Illinois, the diesel...
Keeping Smartphones Secure with TruckingOffice ELD App
According to the government’s ELD mandate, trucking companies are now required to install an electronic logging device in their trucks. This is to monitor truckers’ driving time. The mandate is also to ensure compliance with hours of service rules. To make this...
ELD Truck Log App: What Do You Need?
We all know that the ELD mandate has created a bit of turmoil within the trucking industry. Truckers aren’t happy with the new ELD standards because they think it’s going to limit their hours, restrict their independence and make it impossible for them to make as much...
Truck Electronic Logbook: Why You Need to Make the Switch
You know all about the ELD mandate and ELD standards. That trucks are required to install electronic logging devices that track truckers’ driving time and ensure compliance with hours of service rules. You probably feel the same way most drivers do about the ELD...
Don’t Let the Electronic Logging Device Mandate Intimidate You
The electronic logging device mandate has been in effect since December 2017. In 2019, some new changes were implemented. But, truckers’ attitude toward the ELD requirements haven’t changed with the passing of time. Spearheaded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
ELD Made Simple
When we were designing the ELD system from TruckingOffice, I spent some time with our electronic log device development team this week. “Keep it simple,” we say. You want the ELD made simple – so do we. TruckingOffice’s ELD system was built...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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