It depends on what you want your software to do. I have TrucknPro and Easy Trucking. I like the way TrucknPro is set up (
www.foglinesoftware.com). It is very easy to use. They are constantly working on improvements and the developer is still active in the industry. There are a couple of things it doesn't do as yet. Invoicing and calculation of fuel taxes, although he just introduced a way to put your miles in and then you can print out a report to do your fuel taxes. Easy Trucking (
www.easytrucking.com) will do everything including Invoicing and calculating of taxes. There customer support is lacking according to some. I changed computers and he was fairly responsive to help me reinstall the program on the new program. I understand he was once a driver. You can do most all of your accounting with the program. One other I looked at briefly is Truckers Helper (
www.truckershelper.com). This is another developer who was previously a driver, so I understand. This programs does everything including payroll and will calculate the payroll by the hour, mileage or percentage. Some feel it is a little difficult or complex for every day use. Prophecy is another which I hear a little bit about from time to time. I have never used it, so I can't give you any direct knowledge about it. I have a friend who used Loadledger and has been happy with it for several years. I don't recall whether it has invoicing capability. The least expensive is TrucknPro at $75. Easy Trucking costs about $150 the last time I checked. Truckers helper has several different versions available according to the size of your company and what you want to do with it. I believe prices are $495 or less, depending on what you need. For a single truck operation, you could probably get by on the $329 package. I believe all of them have either an on line demo or free trial. If I were you, I would make a list of what you would like to have your software do and go from there. There are some who are running their trucking business with Quick-books Pro. You will need to design the software for your application. I believe the cost is about $300. I am not sure about the cost on that one.