How Owner-Operators Can Cut $400/Month with One TMS
Most one-truck operators stitch together a accounting tool, an IFTA spreadsheet, an invoicing app, a route planner, and a paid load-board subscription — easily $300-$500 per month. The all-in-one math is hard to ignore.
The typical owner-operator stack
- Accounting/bookkeeping software: ~$30/mo
- IFTA tracking tool: ~$25/mo
- Standalone invoicing app: ~$20/mo
- Load board subscription: ~$150/mo
- Route + fuel planner: ~$30/mo
- Document storage / e-sign: ~$15/mo
- Phone time spent reconciling: priceless
Total: $270-$300/month in subscriptions, plus 8-12 hours per week of admin time. At $25/hr opportunity cost, that's another $1,000+ in lost driving revenue.
What an all-in-one platform replaces
Rigmatix's Single Driver plan is $39/month flat and includes dispatch, IFTA quarterly reports, invoicing, expense tracking, document storage, e-sign, an internal load board, and a free SEO business website that helps you book direct shippers. Same coverage as the stack above, ~85% less cost.
What about admin time?
When your invoice generates from the same load you dispatched, and your IFTA report builds from the fuel receipt you already photographed, admin collapses from hours to minutes. Most solo operators report 6-10 hours back per week within 30 days.
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