Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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expenses is only one of many useful functions that are simplified with owner- operator software. Tracking The market for owner-operator and small-fleet software has expanded rapidly with a shift to Web-based services. You've never had more choices for ways to manage your business, analyze your operations and increase your profit margin. By Todd Dills an approach similar to that of Jason Haggard. "I took the time to make a cus- tom spreadsheet," he says. General small- business accounting software QuickBooks "is nice, but my design is more tailored to my needs." With buckets set up for different W 32 | Overdrive | October 2012 hen it comes to business soft- ware, many computer-savvy owner-operators have taken categories of expenses ("Where does QuickBooks have an expense category for hitting a deer with your truck?" Haggard asks), he can break down income and costs per mile, per trip or over any length of time. "If a guy can't figure out his bottom line, he doesn't know what he's doing," Haggard says. Even those unfamiliar with spread- sheets can make use of owner-opera- tor-focused software, now available at lower prices and with more function- ality. While some are still computer- based programs, others are accessible anywhere you can get an Internet connection. The costs are as little as a onetime $45 fee to $9.95 a month for Web-based soft- ware. Free online packages with limited functionality are available as well.