The Trucker CFO

Podcast

The Trucker CFO Podcast addresses the business challenges faced by the nation’s professional drivers. Colton Lawrence, founder of Trucker CFO, serves as the podcast host. In addition to discussing a wide range of tax, accounting, and business planning topics designed to help owner-operators, independent contractors, and small fleet owners, Colton welcomes guests from across the trucking industry to discuss industry news and topics of interest.

Latest Episodes

Examining Latest Trends In The Freight Market

This time out on a Driving Your Dollars edition of the podcast, Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, will discuss the recent trends within the freight market and exploring freight rates as part of business planning for trucking operations.

Discussing Key Questions On Business Operations

Through the latest Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, we explore a wide range of business decisions and the importance of carefully weighing how those choices will impact your business. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, discusses a few key...

Exploring Options For Tax Resolution

Tax Resolution is the highlighted topic of discussion for this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. For those of you who might not be familiar with the term, tax resolution is needed when you owe money to the IRS. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO,...

Getting The Facts On Tax Audits

For most of us, just hearing the words tax audit can set off alarm bells. What are the odds of being audited? Are small business owners more likely to be audited? How are you notified if your tax return has been flagged for an audit? What preparations should you make...

Making Room For Down Time In Your Life

How often are you able to get some down time and step away from your work life or running your trucking business? Now that the long run and final sprint of another tax season is in the books, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence wanted to dedicate the latest Driving Your...

Building Plans For Managing Your Costs

Now that the April 18 deadline for filing personal tax returns is in the books, the Trucker CFO Team is asking two important questions: What is your plan for managing costs in your business? Do you have an effective plan for the next tax season? During this week’s...

Considerations Ahead of the Personal Tax Deadline

What do you need to be considering ahead of the tax deadline for filing personal taxes on April 18? In this Driving Your Dollars edition of the podcast, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence will be touching on a collection of topics that may or may not be on your radar as the...

Understanding Key Performance Indicators

The key performance indicators for your trucking business will be in the spotlight during this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. Whether you are an owner-operator, independent contractor or you own a small fleet, there are some common key...

Personal Finance: Building Strategies For Today & Beyond

The sometimes overlooked, but important, topic of personal finance planning takes center stage in this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, looks at the key questions that come up when discussing personal finance...

March Is Here: What Is Your Plan For Filing Tax Returns?

With the calendar turning to March, the countdown clock on tax filing deadlines is ticking louder by the day, which leads us to this critical question: What is your plan for filing your tax returns this year? In this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO...

Does My Trucking Business Owe Taxes?

For February’s third Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, we tackled one of the most important questions that comes up every tax season for trucking entrepreneurs: Does my trucking business owe taxes? In his podcast conversation with Michael Burns...

Tax Considerations For Investments

For this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, we explored the topic of investments. The conversation that Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence had with Michael Burns from RadioNemo is especially valuable for anyone who currently holds investments in stocks,...

Spotlighting The Trucker CFO’s Guide To Tax Season

The Trucker CFO’s Guide To Tax Season is the topic of discussion on this Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast. Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, spends some time taking everyone inside the development of the Tax Guide. Colton also discusses why the...

Introducing The Trucker CFO’s Guide To Tax Season

Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, discusses the inspiration behind the development of the Trucker CFO's Guide To Tax Season, the 2023 edition. Written by Colton,  the Tax Guide is a comprehensive e-book that designed to serve as a year-round resource that will...

Tips On How To Avoid Online Scams

This Driving Your Dollars edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast addresses the subject of scams. Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence will once again be answering questions and talking with Michael Burns, who is the Co-Founder and General Manager of RadioNemo of North America....

Straight Talk On Tax Problem Resolution

Did you know that between 10 to 15 percent of all taxpayers in the United States either owe back taxes or they have not filed their returns in previous years? If you are in one of these situations and require tax problem resolution, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence shines...

Tips For Effectively Managing Your Bookkeeping

For this Driving Your Dollars edition of the podcast, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence explains the importance of having the right tools in place for effectively maintaining your bookkeeping and accounting. This is especially important for owner-operator, independent...

Getting Ready For The 2022 Tax Season

In this Driving Your Dollars edition of the podcast, Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence runs through the key deadlines for this tax season that are on the horizon. Colton Lawrence is once again joined on Driving Your Dollars by Michael Burns, who is the Co-Founder and...

Debut of Driving Your Dollars

The Trucker CFO Team and RadioNemo Entertainment of North America launched the Driving Your Dollars Series. The Driving Your Dollars editions of the Trucker CFO Podcast will address the key tax, accounting and business management topics facing owner-operators,...

Top 10 Tax FAQs In 2022

For this episode, the Trucker CFO Team compiled a list of the most common questions that come up at this time of year through the emails they receive, calls to the office and chat sessions on the Trucker CFO website. Through this edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, we...

2022 Election Results Review

The mid-term elections that took place on November 8 will bring changes to the U.S. House of Representatives when the new Congressional term begins in January. Trucker CFO Colton Lawrence dedicated a podcast to examining the election results and the changes coming in...

Discussing Annual Enrollment for Health Benefits

The open enrollment period for benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on November 1 and it will run through January 15 of next year. As part of the effort to cover various financial impacts to trucking professionals, Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, is...

Discussing Driver Appreciation and Upcoming Tax Deadlines

A few days prior to the start of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2022, Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, opened the latest edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast by sharing his thoughts about Driver Appreciation as well as how Colton and the Trucker CFO Team work...