No Contract ELDs
When there’s no choice – you have to have an ELD – many truckers have been frustrated by the lack of choices. ELDs (electronic logging devices) are required for truckers – but the costs of the systems can be more than a new owner operator can...
Don’t Depend on Rate Con Templates
Who told you, “Do it right the first time and you won’t have to do it again!” in your life? When it comes to creating rate cons, they were right. If you depend on rate con templates, you’re going to have to do it again. Who wants to do it...
Prevent Missing IFTA Records for Your Audit
The notice has arrived. The IFTA audit is scheduled. And what do you have? Missing IFTA records. Or worse, you’ve been using a software program to compute your IFTA filing that doesn’t do the job. So how do you handle that IFTA audit? IFTA Audit Snafus...
Goal Setting for Your New Trucking Company
Are you new to the trucking industry? Getting started as an independent driver or owner-operator can be a costly investment that requires you to be making money from the start. For most of us, goal setting is an ideal way to make sure you’re making a profit as...
What Is a Rate Con?
A rate con or rate confirmation is a legal document that details the movement of a load from one location to another. That’s pretty cut and dried. The question “What is a rate con?” needs a much bigger answer. Because a rate con is the basis for all...
TruckingOffice Brokerage Software Produces Rate Cons
When starting a truck brokerage company, it may sound like a good idea to use free Google software. Free is good, right? Start-ups always look for ways to cut costs to keep the overhead down. But when we’re talking about brokerage software and rate cons, free...
Rate Con Change? ELD Updates Drivers ASAP
Compared to a decade ago, keeping in touch with a long-distance truck driver these days is easier. Cell phones and emails can reach almost everywhere in the US. But it’s not perfect. Having a backup system to notify drivers of updates is valuable to prevent...
Automatic Load Entry into TruckingOffice PRO
You get your rate con PDF from a broker or shipper via email these days. So why should you have to copy/paste – or worse, TYPE! – that data into your trucking management software? It’s the 21st Century! Where’s the automatic load entry into my...
Why Write a Trucking Business Plan?
Why write a trucking business plan? What’s the point? We could sound like some overbearing school teacher. “Do you want to build your trucking business?” Or that person in the family – you know who we’re talking about. “Do you want...Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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