Tips for truckers on truck permits

One aspect of commercial over the road long haul truck driving that is often overlooked is the amount of paperwork involved, you not only have to keep a log book but you have to have all the proper truck permits and authorizations for every state and country you drive in.

It seems like everyday the government adds more paperwork for commercial trucking for things like licensing, insurance, truck permits, along with fuel tax permits so the average commercial truck driver can spend a large amount of time doing paperwork instead of driving truck. When I started driving trucks I used to spend almost two hours a day doing paperwork but over the years I have developed some methods of make the process easier and faster.

The simplest time saving tip is to remember the old grade school advice: KISS - keep it simple stupid. You should start with a storage box and divide all the paperwork up into categories for things like fuel, insurance, state papers, truck permits, bingo stamps, etc. Other things to keep in the storage box are pens, erasers, pencils, staples, stapler, along with some petty cash for emergency needs.

The internet is often thought of as a time waster because people surf from site to site as a new form of entertainment but for commercial truck driver is can be a real time saver because you can complete most paperwork online for things like fuel permits, bingo stamps, and truck permits. If you don't have internet access in your truck you can usually get online at most major commercial truck stops.

So by now you should have all your paperwork organized and be doing as much of it as possible online. The next step is to start planning ahead and think about your up coming paperwork and try to get a jump on it by utilizing any downtime to complete the paperwork ahead of time.

In closing I would like to ask that if you are like me and sick of the increasing burden of regulations and paperwork being placed on commercial truck drivers that you take a few minutes of your time and call or write your Senator and Congressman and let them know that it needs to stop. As one person you are not going to stop it but if we all get involved maybe we can actually make a difference.

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