Looking for carriers? How to find reliable carriers (and keep them)
Where to find carriers and owner-drivers for your transport company, what to check before they drive for you, and how to make sure good carriers stay.
3 min readRead more →Hiring a self-employed driver in 2026: rates, agreements and bogus self-employment
What does a self-employed driver cost in the Netherlands, which agreements should you record, and how do you avoid bogus self-employment now that the tax authority is enforcing again?
3 min readRead more →Calculating a route price for transport: per-kilometre price, hourly rate and surcharges
How to calculate a route price for transport: fixed and variable costs, per-kilometre price and hourly rate, surcharges and margin. With a worked example.
2 min readRead more →Calculating a diesel surcharge: how it works with the TLN diesel price
How to calculate a diesel surcharge for transport: the TLN diesel price, the two common methods (scale and formula) and a worked example.
2 min readRead more →Self-billing invoice: meaning, requirements and example
What is a self-billing invoice ('factuur uitgereikt door afnemer'), when is it allowed, what must be on it and how does VAT work? A guide for transport companies in the Netherlands.
3 min readRead more →Batch payments: paying all your carriers in one go
What is a batch payment, how do you create a SEPA payment file and how do you import it at Rabobank, ABN AMRO, ING or Knab? How to pay dozens of carriers at once.
2 min readRead more →Damage during transport: CMR, carrier liability and your carrier
Who is liable for damage during transport? An explanation of CMR and domestic Dutch transport, the carrier's maximum liability, reporting damage and settling it with your carrier.
2 min readRead more →Outsourcing transport to subcontractors: how to stay in control
Outsourcing routes to carriers and subcontractors without phone rounds and group chats: how to put routes out, assign them, pass on changes and settle per period.
2 min readRead more →Transport software for a small transport company: TMS, route planner or carrier portal?
Which planning software does a small transport or courier company need? The difference between a TMS, a route planner, a carrier portal and accounting, and when Excel and WhatsApp are no longer enough.
2 min readRead more →What is a carrier portal (charterportaal)? A guide for transport companies
A carrier portal is software a transport company uses to work with its carriers: putting routes out, assigning, invoicing and paying. What it does and who it is for.
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