TRUCKING BLOG

Asking “How much do truck drivers make?” is not an easy question. This is because the amount of money a truck driver can make varies depending on many different factors. Some of these factors include freight type, where, how often, and how far a trucker drives, years of experience, and more. For example, each year, ATBS analyzes the average net income for its truck driver clients. Even though all of our clients are truck drivers, their average net income ranges anywhere from

Bookkeeping is an important part of running your business as an owner-operator truck driver. It allows you to keep your financial statements organized and gives you an idea of how your business is performing. As a truck driver, you may have a hard time keeping good records while on the road. That’s why it may be best to look into using a bookkeeping service for your business that works specifically with owner-operator truck drivers. There are many benefits that come with usin

Accounting is the process of recording, measuring, and communicating information about the financial transactions taking place in a business. Accounting often helps determine the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of a business. As an owner-operator truck driver, accounting is an important part of running your business. With this information, you’ll be able to tell how your business is performing and if you’re profitable. Are you a self-employed truck d

2024 proved to be one of the most difficult years for trucking in recent memory. The question is… when will things turn around? In this...

The last thing any trucker wants to think about is filing their taxes or wondering if they have found a good tax preparer who knows specifically about trucking taxes. But it’s better to conduct this search as early as possible. The closer you get to tax day, the harder it is to find a quality tax preparer. The following are various points to consider when choosing a tax preparer for truckers: Are you a self-employed truck driver that needs help with your taxes? Click here! P

Buying a semi-truck is a big and exciting decision in your trucking career. Before you get started, it's crucial to understand the...

Credit card fraud has drastically increased over the past few years. This means it's more important than ever to protect your personal...

Not to mention, it will take you years to pay it off. So what do you do?

No one really wants to live worrying about money from one check to the next. It takes hard work and dedication, but the cycle can be...

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...

If you are a company driver, you probably receive a paycheck every two weeks. From that paycheck, certain payroll taxes are withheld....

As an owner-operator truck driver, you work long hours. You are often on the road for weeks at a time. Being able to take a week or two...

Each year the IRS mails millions of notices and letters to taxpayers. Here are the top 10 tips to know in case you get one.

It can be scary, intimidating, overwhelming, and exhausting to address a tax debt that has gone untended for some time, or one that...

As an owner-operator truck driver, you may be approaching retirement age and wondering if you can collect Social Security benefits (SSB)...

The end of the year is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to start thinking about taxes.

Here is a list of the most commonly asked tax questions we've received from owner-operators, and our answers. 

As an owner-operator, one of the most important pieces of your business that you need to manage is your cash flow. How much money (cash)...

It is important to get your tax return to the IRS by the April 15th deadline. But what happens when meeting that deadline is just not...

Fuel: What does it mean to you? For many owner-operators, fuel is simply their largest annual business expense - a necessary evil on the...