The 7 Best Trucking Payroll Software Vendors in 2025

Gusto offers unlimited contractor payments in the U.S., ensuring hassle-free processing. With features like online signatures, automated tax filing, and flexible payroll options, it is a convenient and efficient solution for managing trucking payroll.

The platform's automatic deductions streamline benefits administration, while person-to-person support and licensed benefits advisors ensure excellent customer service.

Gusto's transparent pricing, responsive business model, and free account setup make it an attractive choice for small to medium size trucking businesses.

Note that the platform lacks a native accounting feature for tracking earnings and spending,  and advanced features, like time tracking and online signatures, are only available through third-party integrations.

Additionally, the analytics dashboard is simplistic, and federal/state compliance alerts and broker/health insurance integration are only included with the Premium plan,  or as add-ons with lower-tier plans.

This is a good tool for trucking businesses seeking efficient payroll management.

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• Simple Plan: $40 per month plus $6 per person.
• Plus Plan (Limited Time Sale): Starting at $60 monthly plus $9 per person.
• Premium Plan: Customized plan options available by contacting sales.
• Contractor Only Plan: $6 per person per month, designed for businesses with contractor drivers and no W-2 employees.

As what is probably the best-known company in the payroll services space, it’s no surprise that ADP has an offering that could adapt to the trucking industry. Although not made specifically for trucking companies, ADP Run is their simple, fast, and affordable payroll solution for SMBs. It is used by nearly 700,000 organizations.

They strive to make the payroll process effortless, so you have more time to run the other parts of your business. You can do payroll and tax filing in just a few easy steps, pay employees by check, direct deposit, or paycard, and it’s all doable from either the phone, the web, or their mobile app. One thing to note, however, is that they lack trucking-specific features like being able to pay drivers by the mile.

Should you run into any snags with the rest of their offering, ADP has 24/7 customer support from a team of payroll experts. They can also manage health insurance for truckers in all 50 US states. It is also worth mentioning that ADP does have other products for larger businesses, and not just for payroll, so they can certainly grow with you.

‍‍As one of the most popular payroll and accounting software in the world, QuickBooks’ offering for the trucking industry fits the niche particularly well. More than 10,000 transportation SMBs use the product to manage labor costs, tackle payroll tax calculations, track time, and much more.

The QuickBooks accounting platform can help to provide same-day direct deposits to drivers, manage health benefits & workers comp, create customizable payroll reports, generate stubs, and much more. Payroll can be automated along with taxes and forms, almost in a set-it-and-forget-it manner.

The main benefit of QuickBooks in relation to trucking companies is that it’s got built-in time tracking, letting you account for every hour worked and then approve payroll when ready. Additionally, it helps that QuickBooks is a fuller accounting solution, so you can manage all your finances in one place.

Truckbase is a comprehensive trucking dispatch software designed specifically for over-the-road (OTR) carriers. While not able to handle payroll natively (you have to set up an integration), the platform excels in providing a unified suite of services, including dispatching, invoicing, settlements, truck tracking, and EDI integrations. They're the only dedicated trucking software company that we know of that’s doing so much to leverage AI, so that’s why we include them on this page despite the payroll drawback.

To give you an example, a standout feature of Truckbase is its AI-powered load importer, which significantly reduces manual data entry, a common pain point for many trucking companies. Additionally, the platform’s real-time ELD integrations offer live truck tracking, enhancing visibility and reducing the need for check calls. This is particularly useful for companies managing medium to large fleets where real-time data is crucial for operational efficiency.

One of Truckbase's most significant strengths is its ease of use. Unlike competing solutions that often require extensive training, Truckbase’s intuitive design allows users to become proficient quickly. This user-friendly approach is complemented by its highly praised customer support, which offers customized and hands-on onboarding to ensure a smooth transition and continuous support.

Again, Truckbase has its limitations. Its major drawback, at least for the context of this page, is that it cannot handle payroll within the platform. You have to set up an integration with another provider, but the platform is crucial in ensuring the right amounts and extra compensation owed to drivers based on mileage, stops, or rates.

Truckbase is currently used at companies like Herlache Truck Lines, Package Runner, Z Brothers, Nica's Freight, among many others.

Pricing for Truckbase is not publicly disclosed and is usually quoted based on individual company needs. Prospective users are encouraged to book a demo to review the options and get a tailored pricing quote.

As one of the leading HR and payroll providers in the industry, Paylocity has expanded its offerings to cater to trucking and logistics companies. The biggest strength of this payroll tool is its ability to handle trucking-specific needs within a broader world-class HCM suit. In other words, while Paylocity is not a company 100% specialized in software for the trucking industry, they have adapted some parts of their multi-sector tool to serve companies. For example, their payroll tool lets you pay drivers by the mile, integrate per diem pay, and manage overtime based on local compliance rules.

As with the rest of Paylocity’s ecosystem, a standout aspect is its mobile-friendly design. Within the trucking use case, this allows drivers to access their payroll details wherever they may roam. The ability to log hours, submit expenses, and receive pay alerts directly from the app helps simplify payroll management for both drivers and administrators.

We also looked into Paylocity’s compliance tools and found them particularly useful for trucking companies trying to stay ahead of ever-changing federal and state regulations. However, while payroll processing was smooth, custom reporting required additional steps to extract and analyze complex payroll data.

Despite these minor challenges, Paylocity remains an excellent choice for trucking companies needing a payroll solution that simplifies driver payments, integrates with fleet management tools, and ensures compliance— all while placing a myriad of core HR workflows within a comfortable reach.

Paylocity serves over 40,000 companies, including transportation and logistics firms like Beemac Trucking and High Road Inc. (they have use cases for both of them on their website).

As with all of Paylocity’s products, pricing is custom and varies based on the size and needs of each company.

This Canadian company has been doing trucking software exclusively for decades, boasting a trucking accounting software tool that can help to increase cash flow and staff retention. It aids in saving time for fleet owners by streamlining payroll, settlement processes, accounts receivables, payables, invoicing, and other recurring financial tasks.

While it’s not the most modern-looking solution out there, Axon Software is notable for its real-time approach to the handling of trucking data. Information entered into the system automatically updates your dispatch, driver pay, fuel management, fleet maintenance, accounting, routing, and billing.

Axis is a trucking management system which claims to have all the tools you’d need to run such a business. Their trucking software features includes a driver mobile app, a billing module, carrier functionalities, maintenance management, an IFTA add-on, and brokerage.

As for trucking payroll, Axis does it as an add-on. You can run payroll weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, and do auto-recurring or amortized deductions. Their systems also lets owner operators choose between paying drivers by the mile, load, or hour.

Lastly, Axis is also notable for being the only vendor on this list that does hardware for trucking as well as software. They sell tablets for truck drivers, dash cameras, asset trackers, and sensors.

As a trucking management software company, it makes sense that TruckLogics has a part of their product made specially to pay contractor drivers. While not fully available yet, the system will be integrating with PayWow in order to offer a specialized trucking payroll solution within their platform. If you’re not convinced by the vendors above, this one might be worth keeping an eye on, or getting in touch with.