Black Friday and Cyber Monday: LTL Trucking Success
Black Friday and Cyber Monday can’t happen without truckers. Black Friday got its name from the custom of retailers to write their losses in red in and their profits in black. Black Friday is the day that most retailers put the red ink away for the year. Cyber...
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...
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...
Get Organized with LTL Dispatch Software
Amazon Prime Day was just held on July 11, 2017. Early reports say that Prime Day has officially surpassed Black Friday in one-day sales. I don’t know if that’s true, but it does make one thing clear: LTL shipping is booming thanks to Amazon. How do we...What Does the Trucking Customer Want?
It’s too easy to think that a trucking customer only wants the cheapest price. There are two kinds of customers. The first kind is all about the price. They often aren’t tied to deadlines and strict schedules so they aren’t concerned about service,...Why Should a Fleet Manager Join the Chamber of Commerce?
When you’ve got the entire continent to get loads from, does the local chamber of commerce mean that much to your trucking business? I think it does. Last year, when the largest company in our community was split into two, I gained the chance to get a new...Building Your Trucking Business for Success
Building your trucking business takes an eye for the long haul. Successful fleets are based on long-term partnerships with clients, not on one-time deals. Load boards may help you to find work quickly, but they can’t create the kind of steady, ongoing relationship...
MyTruckingCo.com – Do I need a website?
Hey, Allen, I could use some advice. I’m starting out as an owner operator and I see other trucks with websites on them. Should I get my own website? Do I need a website? Good question. You see a lot of trucks and trailers with a website on the...Selling Your Customers on You
I can’t argue with how easy it is to use a load board. You’ll find customers there, sure. But is it the best way? Depending on who you ask, we either have too many trucks on the road for the amount of shipping needed, or we don’t have nearly enough....
NEW Quickbooks and TruckingOffice Together
We get asked – a lot – how to use TruckingOffice with Quickbooks. Until now, there simply wasn’t a good answer for them – and we lost a fair bit of sales because of it. For us, TruckingOffice did just about everything that an...Happy Thanksgiving – Thanks to Truckers
How did that cranberry sauce get on your table? If you’re not in New England, it’s a good bet that a trucker brought it to the store. Even if you are in New England, a trucker delivered to the store. The entire meal is probably thanks to truckers....Trucking Industry News for 2015
Here at TruckingOffice, we’re always trying to provide our blog readers with useful information. With that in mind, here are some interesting tidbits we spotted in recent trucking industry news. Natural Gas Trucks Just Keep Rolling Along A new report from Navigant...
Three Steps to Getting New Customers
When loads on load boards are consistently paying less than you need, you may want to work on getting new customers the old fashioned way. By building your own customer base, you’ll have less dependence on load boards and may develop long-term business...Trucking Industry Trends That Can Affect Your Bank Account
To make the most profit from your transportation business, you must first know what’s going on in the economy as a whole. With that in mind, here’s a look at some recent trucking industry trends that will impact your wallet, either for good or bad, in the near...Truck Dispatch Software And Other Factors of Success
A lot of people are drawn to the trucking industry for the freedom and adventure associated with it. But they don’t necessarily want to be professional drivers themselves. If this is the case with you, then you might want to consider a career as a dispatcher. It’s...
Are Freight Broker Schools a Good Investment?
Freight brokering is a growing field, and with good reason. Few business opportunities offer its combination of advantages, including high-income potential, flexible hours, and the ability to work from home. Not everyone can be successful in it, though. Being a broker...Trucking Industry Trends
Here’s a question for you: what do your clothes, your soap, your car, your computer, and your sofa have in common? Answer: all of them were delivered by truck to the stores where you purchased them. Virtually everything you’ll find for sale is transported by...Problem-Solving Transportation Logistics Management Issues
Technology seems to be the only thing that gets cheaper with time, because all expenses related to transportation logistics management keep rising. Finances, every trucking manager cites, are the biggest concern weighing on everyone. Escalating fuel costs,...Trucking Fleet Management Can Be Problematic
Owning a fleet of trucks can be very problematic. If you have owned a fleet of trucks for a while then you know what I mean. Every day it seems like there are just multiple problems all day long. Everything from driver issues to customer related issues to sales...Fuel Taxes By State: A Comparison
A few years back, when gasoline prices were hitting the four-dollar mark for the first time ever, some grassroots movements began campaigning to remove fuel taxes to alleviate citizens. For some people, this was the first time they’d heard of a tax on gasoline and...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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