NEW TO TRUCKING
The 30-Day MC Launch Playbook is a 42-page ebook, $35.99. It is one of the six tools in the Survival System.
- What you get: the 42-page ebook
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The First Year Survival System is six tools in one download: taxes, profit, authority, a business plan, broker scripts, and IFTA, plus 6 bonus cheat sheets. $109.99 instead of $155.94 for the six tools bought separately. You save $45.95 (29%). Instant download from Payhip.
30-day money-back guarantee$155.94 if you buy the six separately
You pay $109.99 · save $45.95 (29%) · + 6 bonus cheat sheets
Same prices as the product pages. The Survival System above is the six-tool set. These three are the single next step.
The 30-Day MC Launch Playbook is a 42-page ebook, $35.99. It is one of the six tools in the Survival System.
The Hot Shot Launchpad is a 22-page guide and a startup-cost spreadsheet, $29.99. It is not in the six-tool bundle.
The Broker Setup & Negotiation Guide is 27 pages with six rate scripts, $19.99. It is one of the six tools in the Survival System.
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IFTA Q3 Deadline
Your July–September miles and fuel are due on your Q3 IFTA return. The IFTA Filing Defender ($14.99) explains it in plain English, and the spreadsheet calculates your tax by state.
⏱ IFTA Q3 due Mon, Nov 2 — file by Fri, Oct 30
Built by former dispatchers at American Truckers LLC. Instant download. Spreadsheets and PDFs. Every product has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The six tools in the box above, in one download, plus 6 bonus cheat sheets. $155.94 separately. $109.99 together.
68 trucking expense lines in one 2026 spreadsheet, plus a per diem tab at $80 a day. 206 formulas. A year-end sheet is laid out for your accountant.
Up to 10 trucks. 1,455 formulas. Dashboard, fleet summary, a breakeven tab, and a 12-month cash-flow grid.
A 14-page guide and a spreadsheet with 321 formulas. Miles and fuel for 48 states. Tax rates are not prefilled. The sheet lists Q3 as October 31, 2026.
42 pages. 14 chapters from entity setup through the first loads, plus a compliance calendar and rate scripts.
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See Roadside Masters →Most visits land on a guide, not this page. These are the ones to start with, including the hot shot rates post.
Rate ranges by load type, equipment, and distance, plus a cost-per-mile example you can compare to a load.
Read the guide →Where hot shot loads are posted, and the checks to make on a load before you book it.
Read the guide →Truckstop, 123Loadboard, and free boards compared on features and price.
Read the guide →The owner-operator formula: fixed costs, fuel, and miles, including deadhead, with a worked example.
Read the guide →Deduction categories owner-operators commonly miss, and how to track them through the year.
Read the guide →LLC, authority, insurance, and first loads, in the order a new carrier actually does them.
Read the guide →Hot shot startup guide · IFTA filing guide · All free guides
IFTA Q3 is due November 2. These six rotate with the calendar. The links above stay put.
How IFTA works, what to track, and how to file the quarterly return.
Read Guide →Where hot shot loads are posted, and the checks to make on a load before you book it.
Read Guide →Truckstop, 123Loadboard, and free boards compared on features and price.
Read Guide →Deduction categories owner-operators commonly miss, and how to track them through the year.
Read Guide →A weekly tracking habit so tax season is a lookup, not a reconstruction.
Read Guide →Maintenance intervals and the costs to budget for, from oil to a major repair.
Read Guide →FREE TOOL · NO EMAIL
Load IQ uses the costs you type in. It shows cost per mile, margin, and profit per day for up to three loads. It does not require an email.
Try Load IQ →Hauling hot shot? The hot shot rate and profit calculator turns one load’s miles, deadhead, fuel, and rate into an all-in rate and a break-even. Estimates only.
FREE TAX QUIZ
Answer seven questions and get a cheat sheet by email. Any dollar range on the result is an illustration from your answers, not a tax bill and not a savings promise.
American Truckers LLC started as a dispatch company. We found loads, negotiated rates, and wrote down the setup steps we kept repeating for new owner-operators. We stopped dispatching to document that work. The free guides and the playbooks are that documentation. Read our full story →
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