Trucking & Transportation
Owner-operators and fleets: cost per mile, fuel, factoring, and equipment.
Written for trucking
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Know Your Cost per Mile
Up nextThe one number that tells you which loads make money and which ones just keep the wheels turning.
8 minFoundations Interactive tool - 2
Fuel, IFTA, and Trucking Taxes
A calendar-driven guide to the fuel tax returns, use taxes, and deductions every carrier with its own authority has to manage.
6 minEstablished - 3
Freight Factoring: How It Works and What It Costs
Selling your freight bills can turn a 45-day wait into next-day cash. Here is how to read the deal and price it honestly.
9 minEstablished Interactive tool - 4
Financing Trucks and Trailers
Loans, leases, and lease-purchase programs all put you in a truck. They do not all leave you owning one.
9 minEstablished
Essentials
Core lessons trucking owners rely on
Taxes When You Work for Yourself
How self-employment tax works, when quarterly estimated payments are due in 2026, how much to set aside, and the deductions and records that lower your bill.
The True Cost of Financing: Interest Rates, Factor Rates, and APR
Learn to translate any offer into total dollars and an annual rate, so you can compare apples to apples.
Riding Out Seasonal Swings
Map your busy and slow months, save in the peak, flex in the valley, and line up financing before you need it.
How Revenue-Based Financing Works
A clear look at how revenue-based financing is structured, what it costs, when it fits, and what to ask before you sign.
Business Insurance 101: The Coverage You Need
A plain-English map of the policies small businesses actually buy, what each one pays for, and who needs it.
Retirement Planning for Business Owners
Why your business should not be your only retirement plan, and how Solo 401(k)s, SEPs, SIMPLEs, and pension-style plans let you save far more than an IRA.