The Secret to Surviving an IFTA Audit
It’s time to do IFTA. Again. TruckingOffice PRO makes it easy. An IFTA report from TruckingOffice PRO can be run in a matter of seconds. But an IFTA audit is likely to take a lot more than a few seconds of your life. IFTA Audit Prep? IFTA audits can be random....
Top 10 Ways Trucking Software Improves Trucking Business
1. Get Organized – Avoid the paper pile up! 2. Invoicing – Create Send Track 3. Load Details – Track all of the details in real time. 4. Miles By State – Tracked on every trip save so that they are ready for reports in real time. 5. Driver...
Florida Trucking Show
There’s nothing like spending time with the people in your industry. That’s why we want to go to the Florida Trucking Show this year. It doesn’t hurt that it’s in February in Florida. Potential Truckers Can Learn about Trucking If you’re...
Why Truckers Need Trucking Software
There’s a sense of adventure the first time a person climbs into the driver’s seat of a truck cab. No doubt, that person has imagined what it would be like to sit up front, controlling the power of the big rig, heading down the highway and looking...
Perfect Trucker Gifts
Are you looking for the perfect trucker gifts this holiday season? It’s always hard to buy for a long-distance trucker. There’s not a lot of space inside a truck cab, so everything needs to function in that small area. That’s why TruckingOffice PRO...
Cyber Monday Special Offers
Cyber Monday Special Offer 1 TruckingOffice ELD Free Truck Data Tracker with Annual Purchase When you need an electronic logging device (ELD) for your truck, there are plenty of expensive options out there. Lots of bells and whistles that they want you to pay for that...
Black Friday Special Offers
Black Friday Special Offer 1 TruckingOffice PRO One Month Free Looking for a tool to reduce the time in the office? Want to spend more time with your family and friends? Then TruckingOffice PRO is for you. By using trucking software, you can take control of your...
TruckingOffice Black Friday Offers (And Cyber Monday!)
This Black Friday, as we think about the upcoming holidays – and beyond into next year – many of us are thinking of gifts we can give the truckers in our lives. Or, if we’re the truckers, how can we make next year better? TruckingOffice has a few...
Thanks to You from TruckingOffice
It’s Thanksgiving in the US this week. The holiday season starts with the surge of thankfulness, which seems right. We here at TruckingOffice have a lot to be thankful for – because of you. Thanks to You This was not the normal year for anyone this year....
Make ELD Data Work for You
The ELD mandate started years ago. Many of the complaints were resolved over time . Truckers are used to them now. The ELD’s purpose was to reduce the number of accidents. But the usefulness of the ELD data isn’t just about hours of service. It has plenty...
File IFTA Now With TruckingOffice PRO
The end of this month is the IFTA deadline. Have you filed yours yet? If you’re using TruckingOffice PRO, you can hold off until the very last minute if you want. If you don’t use TruckingOffice PRO, you might be in trouble. IFTA Due Dates IFTA is due on...
Who Knows Your IFTA Data?
If you’re a long distance trucker, an owner-operator, or a small fleet builder, here’s a question you have to have the answer to. (We hope the answer is TruckingOffice.) Who has your IFTA data? Why do we ask who has your IFTA data? Because many times, the...
Don’t Not File IFTA
Plenty of drivers have stopped driving in the last quarter. Whether it’s bad rates, unreasonable shippers, or just plain burnout, truckers are parking right now. Maybe they’ve only taken loads in state. Maybe they’ve only driven 10 loads in the last...
IFTA Sticker: Costs, Possible Fines, and How to Get One
What Is IFTA? IFTA, which stands for the International Fuel Tax Agreement, was started in order to simplify the reporting of motor carrier fuel used for tax purposes. The IFTA covers the lower 48 United States and many Canadian provinces. Trucking companies often...
Why File IFTA Now?
It’s the beginning of the month. Why should anyone file IFTA now? After all, it’s not due for weeks. And for those of us who hate to prepay any taxes, why would we file early? With TruckingOffice PRO, an IFTA report takes seconds to produce. Why rush?...
Quarterly Taxes
We are not here to give you legal advice about your taxes. That’s for lawyers and accountants, not TruckingOffice. Our perspective is about taxes and truckers. Quarterly taxes are a fact of life for independent truckers. For those coming into the trucking...
Light Duty Trucks, Box Trucks, & ELD
“What trucks does your ELD work on?” is a question we at TruckingOffice get. We hear it frequently, but most of the time, it’s from hot shot truckers or light duty trucks. ELD for light duty trucks and box trucks Q&A Do I need an ELD if I’m...
What Are Your Expenses Per Mile? Know Your Numbers Series
Why do we think you need to know your expenses per mile? Isn’t that a little too deep into the details? Good questions. We don’t think it’s too deep because the future of any trucking business is based on keeping trucks on the road. So unless...
Know Your Trucking Business Numbers: Know Your Numbers Series
Is trucking a seasonal business? Some truckers say yes, some say no. It’s about how you look at the industry and how you see your role in it. Sure, loads are not paying well right now. It’s a tough market. We here at TruckingOffice see it, too. Business is...
Don’t Let High Fuel Prices Drive You Off the Road: Know Your Numbers Series
Right now would be a tough time to try to break into the trucking field. High fuel prices, low rates, tough markets. It’s hard to make a reasonable bid for a load when you hear that loads are being underbid on the load boards. People are desperate right now. So...
Afraid of Your Trucking Business Closing? Know Your Numbers Series
9,300 fewer trucking companies – in one month. That’s what happened in May, according to FreightWaves.com, 9,300 trucking companies folded. We’ll let you read the article instead of trying to cover the information (they did a great job reporting on...
Is Your Trucking Business Losing Money? Know Your Numbers Series
Want to hear a scary fact? Thousands of trucking businesses – small businesses – closed in one month this year. The economy? The price of fuel? The hardships of life on the road? Every business has their own story, even if they all end the same way. What...
I Forgot It’s an IFTA Month
Yep. It’s true. I forgot it’s an IFTA month. Until yesterday, I forgot that our IFTA filings are due soon. How could I do that? How could I forget one of the most obnoxious, time-consuming tasks that an owner-operator has to do? Since we have...
How to Get a DOT Inspection
We’ve been asked about how to get a DOT inspection several times recently. “Is this a thing?” we asked our trucker Allen (who is the founder of TruckingOffice) and he said yes, trying to get a DOT inspection is a thing. Especially when a trucker has...
Do You Need Factoring/Remit To
Is there any other business like trucking? Last year, we were seeing record prices per mile. This year, they’re talking recession and rates are divebombing our trucking businesses. If you’re getting started with a trucking business, you may need to know...
Get Your Owner-Operator Invoices Paid
What delays my invoicing process? What stops me from getting paid? In an economic situation like the one we find ourselves in now, making sure that we have enough cash to pay for fuel and expenses is the bare minimum of what an owner-operator needs. But we at...
Do Leased-On Owner-Operators Need Trucking Software?
Have you noticed that there’s a push to get independent owner-operators leased on to major logistics companies? We’ve read a few stories online about owner-operators feeling the pressure between low rates and high fuel costs. It seems the...
Is Trucking Business Success Just Luck?
Owner-operators have to know their numbers. (That’s why TruckingOffice PRO trucking software exists.) We have to know our value. If we don’t, what are we counting on to build our trucking business success? The Numbers You Need to Know It’s too simple...
Tips For Managing LTL Freight
When rates are going down, hauling more freight to increase your rate per mile makes sense. Not every load is a full trailer, and adding an extra load can boost a small, unprofitable trip into profitability. TruckingOffice PRO trucking software has tools for managing...
Motivation to Organize Your Trucking Business
This month in the TruckingOffice blog, we’ve been focusing on motivation. Ultimately, what motivates anyone is recognizing the benefits we get from a course of action. In that case, let’s talk about the motivation to organize your trucking business by...
Taking Care of Your Trucker – Yourself!
A trucking software company like TruckingOffice is bound to talk about managing your trucking business, but let’s not forget that you owner-operators are the linchpin to your trucking business. So let’s chat a bit about taking care of yourself. No,...
Motivation for Your Trucking Authority
We’re talking about motivation to improve your trucking business this month on the TruckingOffice blog and today, we talk about your motivation for your trucking authority. Once you understand the whats and the whys of getting your own trucking authority,...
Motivation for Truck Maintenance
Are you a procrastinator? Do you need motivation for truck maintenance? After all, your truck is doing fine. You do your visual inspections, you get your oil changed and brakes worked on. What else is there to do? Maybe you need some deeper motivation for truck...
Last Week Before IFTA Filing
Did you wait for the last week before your IFTA filing is due to start working on it? You’re not alone. Just like the lines outside the post offices on April 15th (long before we could file electronically), we know that waiting for the very last minute is how...
Only for IFTA? TruckingOffice PRO Does More
Are you using a trucking software program only for IFTA filings? If you’re here only for IFTA, let us show you what you’re missing. Easy IFTA and Invoices Yes, TruckingOffice was created right from the start by a trucker and a programmer to manage IFTA and...
How Do You Look at Your IFTA Filing?
In northeastern Ohio, this is the time of year when our windshields are either covered with snow and frost, dew, or the sunlight just after sunrise or just before sunset is blinding us. Whatever it is, we can’t see much until we take some time to clear off the...
April IFTA Filing Is the Worst
April IFTA filing is the worst. Absolutely the worst. It’s not because it’s harder. Often it’s not, It’s because Federal income tax filings are dueState income taxes are due – personal and businessCity income taxes are due and those...
Small Things Add Up for Owner-Operator
Don’t get us wrong. We believe that the best job on the planet is being an owner-operator. Being self-employed with the freedom to take the loads you want doesn’t compare with any other career we can think of. But along with that freedom are what we might...
New Trucking Business Success Starts Now
Getting started as an owner-operator? Picking your loads, choosing your routes, taking care of your rig, it’s all part of the new world you’re working in. The freedom of the road is far better than the the lack of choices you had when you worked for a...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
How To Get Your Own Trucking Authority
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