by TruckingOffice | Sep 21, 2017 | ELD
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...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 18, 2017 | ELD, Freight Sales, Reports
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...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 14, 2017 | IFTA, Maintenance, Taxes, Trucking Management Software, Trucking Software
We get calls asking about our app sometimes. “It’s not an app,” we say. “It’s a web-based software program. You can access from anywhere you have an Internet connection.” A lot of people don’t understand that....
by Allen Campbell | Sep 14, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device
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...
by TruckingOffice | Sep 7, 2017 | ELD, Electronic Logging Device, Freight Sales, IFTA
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...
by Allen Campbell | Sep 4, 2017 | ELD
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...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 31, 2017 | ELD, IFTA, Invoice, IRP, Trucking Management
The TruckingOffice truck driver log app is on its way! We anticipate its official release by early fall. This will give you plenty of time to prepare for the December 17 switch to electronic logbooks. We’ve spent a lot of time looking over the government...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 24, 2017 | LTL, Organization, Trucking Management
Is organization important? I was sitting in the office last month and listened to one of the dispatchers as she talked to a customer. It seems that the trucker with his load had just called and said, “I can’t deliver tomorrow and I’m leaving on...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 21, 2017 | ELD, GATS, IFTA
Apparently, someone is worried about us truckers. I saw this about the eclipse on the Overdrive website: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado are placing restrictions on oversize/overweight loads in the days around the eclipse. The Oregon Department of...
by TruckingOffice | Aug 14, 2017 | ELD, Freight Sales, LTL, Reports
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...
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