Comparison

Trucker Core vs DOT Compliance

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trucker Core

This app helps owner-operator truckers manage their business finances. It tracks loads, income, expenses, and fuel, providing daily insights into profitability and tax obligations. Features include IFTA calculation, automated mileage tracking, and document management.

Highlights
  • Daily business profit tracking
  • IFTA calculation and optimization
  • Automated mileage tracking by state
  • Load profitability analysis
  • Fuel and expense tracking
  • Document management and reminders
  • Customizable business reports
Features
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Trucker Core — It’s Not Just Another Expense Calculator Trucker Core is a daily business assistant built for owner-operators in the trucking industry. It tracks and analyzes your business — loads, miles, income, expenses, fuel, and fuel taxes. It shows how much you’re really making, where your money is going, and what you can change to keep more of it — starting today. “I made that much money… so where did it all go?” Trucker Core helps you answer that question not at the end of the year, but every day. IFTA — NOT JUST A CALCULATION, BUT A DAILY ASSISTANT At any time, tap “Calculate IFTA” to see how much fuel tax you’ve accumulated as of today and how much is owed or credited in each state. But Trucker Core goes beyond a typical IFTA calculator. The app includes a built-in IFTA Assistant. It analyzes your miles by state, fuel purchases, and current route to help identify where along your route you may want to fuel to optimize your IFTA balance and potentially reduce the final amount due. You see the situation today, while you can still make informed decisions — not after the quarter is already over. YOUR BUSINESS — TODAY, NOT A MONTH AGO Open Trucker Core at any time and see: How much you’ve earned, how much you’ve spent, your current profit, exactly where your money went, and how much you’re projected to have left by the end of your workweek. Fuel, insurance, dispatch, tolls, parking, repairs, permits, maintenance, and other expenses — everything comes together in one clear picture. Trucker Core doesn’t just show how much money you have left. More importantly, it shows you WHY. EVERY LOAD — UNDER CONTROL Upload your Rate Confirmation and Trucker Core extracts the load details, calculates the route, loaded miles, deadhead, and rate per mile, and helps you understand how profitable that load really is for your business. Running a partial load? Trucker Core accounts for the additional revenue without counting the same miles twice. MILES ARE TRACKED AUTOMATICALLY Start your shift and drive. Trucker Core records your route, identifies each state, and automatically tracks mileage by jurisdiction. That data is used for IFTA, reports, and mileage-tax calculations. Trucker Core also supports New York HUT, Kentucky KYU, New Mexico WDT, Oregon WMT, and Connecticut HUF. FUEL, EXPENSES & DOCUMENTS Take a photo of your fuel receipt and Trucker Core extracts the fueling information. Keep your CDL, Medical Card, Registration, Insurance, Annual Inspection, permits, and other important documents in one place — and get reminders before they expire. REPORTS — WHEN YOU NEED THEM Generate reports for income, expenses, loads, fuel, and other business metrics for any selected period. At the end of the quarter, generate a detailed IFTA report with a state-by-state breakdown and export your reports as PDF or CSV. YOUR ENTIRE BUSINESS IN ONE TRUCKER CORE Loads, revenue, expenses, profit, miles, fuel, IFTA, mileage taxes, documents, and reports work together as one connected system — not a collection of separate calculators. Trucker Core works with you every day — tracking, calculating, analyzing, and helping you make smarter decisions. And the app keeps evolving, with new tools built around the real everyday needs of owner-operators. Know what you earned. Know where your money went. Understand why. And make decisions today — not when it’s already too late. Trucker Core — built by a trucker, for truckers. Because no one understands this job better than those who live life on the road. Terms of Use (EULA): https://trucker-core.com/eula/ Privacy Policy: https://trucker-core.com/privacy/

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DOT Compliance

Features
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Fleet Files keeps your DOT compliance paperwork in one place: driver files, truck records, inspections, short-haul time records and the dates that come due. Built for owner-operators and small fleets. SEE WHAT NEEDS ATTENTION • One home screen shows what's overdue, what's due soon and which records are missing • Every item names the FMCSA rule it comes from • Reminders before licenses, medical cards, registrations and inspections expire, as far ahead as you choose DRIVER QUALIFICATION FILES • Keep each driver's license, medical card, MVRs, road test and other qualification documents together • Scan paper documents with your camera; dates are read from the page for you to confirm • Drug and alcohol records, including Clearinghouse queries, are visible only to the owner and admins • Hazmat drivers: track each driver's hazmat endorsement expiration TRUCK INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE • Pre-trip and post-trip inspections (DVIR) with a checklist, defect photos, notes and signature • Before a pre-trip, drivers see the truck's last inspection and any open defects • Mark defects repaired, with who fixed them and when • Track annual inspections, registration and scheduled maintenance for every truck SHORT-HAUL TIME RECORDS • For local drivers who use the 150 air-mile short-haul exception (49 CFR 395.1(e)) instead of logs • Drivers tap Start duty and End duty in the app or a web browser; split shifts add up automatically, even without signal • Warnings at 13 hours, for short rest, near the 60/70-hour limit and for days that need a log • Drivers submit each day; the owner or an admin reviews it, corrects it or sends it back, and every change keeps its history • Export PDF or CSV time records for any date range YOUR TEAM AND DRIVERS • Invite admins and drivers by email; each person connects with their own private code • Browser access included, so your team doesn't need to download the app • Drivers get a simple app for the trucks assigned to them: time records, inspections, their own file and their reports • Drivers can upload documents; they count once the owner or an admin approves them • Notifications when a driver reports a defect or uploads a document • An activity log shows who changed what and when HAZMAT RECORDS (OPTIONAL ADD-ON) • A hazmat haul register: driver, truck, date and shipping papers for each haul • Drivers submit shipping papers in the app or a web browser; the office reviews them • 3-year hazmat training reminders, including for non-driver employees • PHMSA registration and, where it applies, the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit • Missing-record alerts and a per-haul export READY WHEN RECORDS ARE REQUESTED • Create a PDF records packet with driver, truck and company records and a list of missing items • Records sync securely across iPhone, iPad and web browsers PLANS Fleet Files requires a monthly subscription after setup. Drivers and admins you invite are covered by your subscription. • Starter: up to 7 trucks, 11 driver logins, owner + 1 admin, 10 GB of document storage • Fleet: up to 30 trucks, 40 driver logins, owner + 4 admins, 50 GB of document storage Need more room? Optional monthly add-ons, available while your subscription is active: Extra storage (+5 GB to +50 GB) and Fleet Expansion (+2 trucks and +3 drivers per step). Hazmat Records: optional add-on for either plan, one price per fleet, covering all trucks and drivers in your plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Fleet Files by Ledger Road is a record-keeping tool. It doesn't provide legal advice, certify compliance or predict the outcome of an audit or inspection. Always check the official regulations that apply to you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ledgerroad.com/privacy

Screenshots

Trucker Core4 screens
DOT Compliance4 screens

Verdict

The call

Trucker Core and DOT Compliance are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trucker Core sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and DOT Compliance sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Trucker Core versus DOT Compliance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrucker CoreDOT Compliance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan PukhovEmmanuel Badu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Trucker Core

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Basic Plan Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Pro Plan Annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
10 purchases

DOT Compliance

Subscriptions10
  • +5 GB storage$9.991 Month
  • Fleet Expansion ×1$9.991 Month
  • +10 GB storage$17.991 Month
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  • Fleet Expansion ×2$18.991 Month
  • Hazmat Records$19.991 Month
  • Fleet Expansion ×3$26.991 Month
  • +25 GB storage$39.991 Month
  • Fleet Expansion ×5$39.991 Month
  • Starter$59.991 Month
  • +50 GB storage$69.991 Month

Questions

Is Trucker Core free?
Trucker Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOT Compliance free?
DOT Compliance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trucker Core or DOT Compliance have ads?
Neither Trucker Core nor DOT Compliance shows ads.

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