TRUCKING & FLEETS
Get an owner operator’s perspective on the business behind the miles. Trucking consulting for new carriers and established fleets, covering startup planning, cost per mile, fuel, idle, detention, driver pay, and growth.
TRUCKING BUSINESS CONSULTING
A busy truck does not tell the whole financial story. Review the costs, records, and operating decisions behind your revenue with a scope built around your operation.
Work through startup cash needs, cost per mile, empty miles, rate conversion and the costs you need your loads to cover. Bring your fuel records, settlements, operating expenses and questions.
Carrier authority and launch supportReview a truck group, lane, terminal or department. Examine fuel and idle, detention, maintenance budgets, driver pay and reporting. Large fleets receive a defined project with agreed data and team involvement.
Explore the hourly pay calculatorTurn receipts, load information and settlements into a consistent operating routine. Agree the setup, monthly work, reports and decisions that stay with your company.
Trucking bookkeeping services TMS and QuickBooks setupFirst, explain the problem and share a summary of your operation. We agree on the records needed, the work, the price and the timeline before paid work begins. Depending on the project, you receive a cost review, a setup handoff, a documented workflow or recurring reports with an action list. Consulting does not guarantee revenue, financing or operating authority approval.
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THE EVERYDAY WORK
These worksheets are included in the kits below. Buy through Payhip and download the editable files.
Startup budget, cost per mile, load review, cash plan, launch checklist, and renewals.
See detailsThe original FOPT workbook is included with the Startup Kit, with its formulas unchanged.
See details500 daily records, seven tabs, and 50 driver or unit summary slots. Larger reviews are scoped separately.
See detailsFREE WORKING SHEETS
Record 100 fuel purchases with truck, driver, location, gallons, receipt cost, and odometer. Cost per gallon and entered totals calculate from your entries. Use a separate copy for each fuel type.
Blank forms for your business. Desktop Excel recommended. Yellow cells are editable; green cells calculate. The kits below add their own tools and instructions.
DONE-WITH-YOU & ONGOING SUPPORT
Startup paperwork, insurance quote coordination with licensed agents where permitted, UCR and consortium coordination, TMS and QuickBooks setup, bookkeeping, and ongoing fleet administration.
HOURLY PAY & FREIGHT RATE CALCULATOR
Compare driver hours, detention, operating costs, and revenue.
TRUCKING & FLEETS TOOL SHOP
The existing Fleet Idle Analyzer workbook brings fuel costs and operating context together. Log weather, APU/EPU status, loading, unloading, detention, layovers, resets, equipment use, maintenance, and traffic. Allocate actual idle hours once to documented reasons, then review the remaining idle. Includes one editable Excel workbook with seven tabs and instructions inside the file. This is a manual-entry review tool with 500 daily entries and 50 summary slots, not an unlimited fleet database or a live ELD connection. Larger fleet projects and tailored reporting are quoted separately.
Six editable planning worksheets plus a guide for U.S. interstate non-hazardous property carriers. Includes the original FOPT rate conversion workbook, with its formulas unchanged, as a separate companion download through Payhip. The FOPT workbook is also available free on FOPT’s website; it is included here for convenience. Consulting and filing fees are separate.
Digital downloads for internal business use. Desktop Excel is recommended. Check worksheet capacities before buying.
The FOPT rate conversion workbook is also available free through FOPT’s website ↗.
THE BUSINESS SIDE / PROFIT & LOSS
Download a clean, editable P&L with a dedicated tab for general business, restaurants, construction, and trucking. Each tab stands on its own.
Track 12 months of revenue, direct costs, operating expenses, and profit before income tax. Rename categories for your business. Monthly and entered-year totals calculate from your entries.
This is a clean monthly P&L template, with no original business transactions. Use one tab and a separate copy for each business.
Download the blank P&LFreight, fuel surcharge, accessorials, fuel, driver labor, purchased transportation, maintenance, and overhead.
Add invoice tracking & pricing · $15WORK THROUGH IT TOGETHER
Consulting is quoted to the work. We agree on scope, deliverables, price, and timing before paid work starts.