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How a Free Trial Helped Launch My Trucking Business
When I started my career as an independent owner-operator under my own authority, I spent a lot of time putting my business plan...
Jan 303 min read
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Maximizing Your Trucking Operation’s Efficiency: Insights from Henry Albert
Generally, as a rule, I have made it a habit to track many of my business’s numbers. I do this for several reasons: To benchmark against...
Jan 162 min read
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The Best and Worst States for Outbound Freight
As a truck driver, you want to always be pulling a load. This means that after you deliver a shipment, you want to be loading up a new...
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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How Have Owner-Operators Performed So Far in 2024?
2024 has proven to be one of the most difficult years for trucking in recent memory. The question is… when will it be over? In this...
Sep 26, 20245 min read
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What a Truck Driver Needs to Know About Starting an LLC
Establishing a Limited Liability Company (LLC) can offer a layer of protection and professionalism often sought in the transportation...
Aug 15, 20245 min read
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What is the Best Business Structure for a Trucking Company?
As an owner-operator, it’s critical to understand the business structure options available to you and when each is most appropriate for...
Aug 6, 20246 min read
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The Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting
What it Means for Your Small Business Starting January 1, 2024, a new reporting requirement went into effect requiring millions of small...
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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The Four Step Plan to Tackling Expenses
An owner-operator's No. 1 challenge today is keeping more of their hard-earned money. We’d like to tackle this problem by listing four...
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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4 Steps for Advancing Your Business
Planning is an essential part of owning your business. Here are a few tips on how to start a successful business plan.
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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How to Use the ATBS Hub
The ATBS Hub makes working with us even easier! The ATBS Hub features several tools for viewing and analyzing your revenue, expenses, and...
Nov 14, 20236 min read
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How to Obtain MC Authority: A Step-by-Step Guide
Motor Carrier Authority refers to the legal permission granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a...
Oct 26, 20236 min read
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How to Create a Successful Trucking Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide
Writing up your trucking business plan is one of the first things you need to do when you start a trucking company. Your plan will allow...
Sep 29, 20236 min read
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How to Manage the 5 Biggest Owner-Operator Expenses
As an owner-operator, you’re a small business owner. That means you can’t just focus on how much money you’re making, you also have to...
Aug 9, 20235 min read
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VIDEO: Filing Your Taxes and Running Your Trucking Business Successfully in 2023
ATBS President and CEO Todd Amen and Truckstop's Chief Relationship Officer Brent Hutto have a detailed discussion about how to be a...
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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Back to the Basics of Running Your Trucking Business
By: Mike Hosted, VP, ATBS From May 2020 until April 2022, we saw the biggest and longest freight boom in the history of trucking. Most...
Dec 15, 20225 min read
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Connecting With Your Customers
Recently, I had the privilege of getting an inside look at how ATBS, a corporate tax and consulting company, functions. Being a truck...
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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Forecasting Insurance Costs for Fleets & Owner-Operators
It’s no secret that insurance rates in the trucking industry are rising. These increases have impacted both our fleet partners and our...
Jul 22, 20226 min read
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Differentiating Your Trucking Company From the Competition
When you want to sell your service, you won’t be able to persuade anyone to work with you until you fully understand what it is that your...
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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Networking Tips for Truck Drivers
Networking in business is a way to establish and build relationships with colleagues that can be mutually beneficial in both growing your...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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Branding Your Trucking Business
Branding for a small trucking company is just as important as it is for big trucking fleets. It’s the way you will define your business,...
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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