IFTA Plus Discounts
A Fast Way to Prepare Fuel Tax Returns
IFTA Plus is an online program that tracks the miles your trucking fleet drives and the fuel it purchases. Each financial quarter, the software helps you calculate and store your returns. As an RTS Carrier Services member, you will receive a 20% discount on the IFTA Plus rate. When you combine your RTS Carrier Services membership with factoring services provided by our partner company RTS Financial, the total discount is 35%.
Document Scanning Discounts
Quicker Scanning Means Quicker Payments
To get paid faster, it helps to scan and submit trip documents as quickly as possible. Our partnership with Transflo provides you with two important tools for speeding up that process. RTS Carrier Services members will receive a 10-cent discount every time they send documents through Transflo Express or through the convenient phone app, Transflo Mobile. RTS Carrier Services members also have access to the drop box network service TripPak Express.
ELD Discounts
As a member of RTS Carrier Services, you can save hundreds of dollars by purchasing industry-leading Transflo electronic logging devices (ELDs). These devices address compliance with the new DOT rule that requires most commercial truck drivers to track their hours of service with ELDs.
Savings Programs
More Ways to Save
As a member of the RTS fuel card program, you receive valuable discounts on fuel, tires, maintenance, lodging, document scanning, tax services and more..
Service and Roadside
Get exclusive discounts on national brand tires, preventative maintenance and more through Pilot Flying J Truck Care.
Five Reasons Not to Worry about Self-Driving Trucks
As you may know, a lot has happened lately with autonomous technology in the trucking industry.
Best Practices for Hiring and Retaining Drivers
Hiring and keeping qualified drivers is a challenge for even the largest trucking fleets. Trucking companies continue to list “driver shortage” as a major concern, while driver turnover rates sit fairly high. And replacing drivers who leave costs an estimated $5,000 per driver, according to the ATA. To help with the hiring and retention of good drivers, start by investing some time and effort into these areas:
What Truck Drivers Should Know About the Medical Certification Rules
New nationwide rules governing how commercial drivers receive their medical certification took effect in 2014. Going forward, all U.S. Department of Transportation physicals must be performed by a member of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
In 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that more than 22,000 medical professionals were on the national registry, with another 27,000 expected to be added. The registry can be found on the FMCSA’s web site.