Line 01 / Money guides
Trucking money, explained with the source for every number
IFTA, fuel, taxes, bookkeeping and cash flow, written for owner-operators and small fleets who keep their own books. Every rate and date links to the agency that set it, with the date we checked. General information, not tax or financial advice.
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IFTA and fuel tax
Who needs IFTA, how the return works, rates by state and when it's due.
Taxes and deductions
Trucking taxes, deadlines and the expenses you track all year.
Bookkeeping and profit
Accounting, software, P&L, chart of accounts and what trucking really earns.
Dispatch fees
What dispatchers charge, how they get paid, and what to avoid.
LoadSteward is a private dispatch service. We are not a tax preparer, accountant, bank or lender, and we are not affiliated with IFTA, Inc., the IRS or any state agency.