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Simple Route Planning in Excel for Pest Control Home Services
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Simple Route Planning in Excel for Pest Control...

"By noon we’d done only four jobs. Two were on the same street, but our route sent us across town and back. We wasted fuel and ran late." That’s Maria...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Simple Route Planning in Excel for Pest Control...

"By noon we’d done only four jobs. Two were on the same street, but our route sent us across town and back. We wasted fuel and ran late." That’s Maria Lopez, owner of a local...

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IFTA Mileage Calculator Excel Template vs Manual Tracking: How One Owner-Operator Saved $4,200 in Penalties
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

IFTA Mileage Calculator Excel Template vs Manua...

"I was staring at a $4,200 IFTA audit penalty at 2 AM, surrounded by crumpled fuel receipts and three empty coffee cups. My handwritten mileage logs had gaps, my calculations...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

IFTA Mileage Calculator Excel Template vs Manua...

"I was staring at a $4,200 IFTA audit penalty at 2 AM, surrounded by crumpled fuel receipts and three empty coffee cups. My handwritten mileage logs had gaps, my calculations didn't match, and the auditor...

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Batch Geocoding 10,000 Addresses in Excel Without Code: From 3-Day Nightmare to 3-Minute Solution
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Batch Geocoding 10,000 Addresses in Excel Witho...

"I had 8,472 customer addresses that needed geocoding by Monday morning. It was Friday at 4 PM. The web tools crashed after 500 addresses, the APIs required a developer we...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Batch Geocoding 10,000 Addresses in Excel Witho...

"I had 8,472 customer addresses that needed geocoding by Monday morning. It was Friday at 4 PM. The web tools crashed after 500 addresses, the APIs required a developer we didn't have, and manually entering...

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How to Calculate Mileage for Taxes in Excel: Save Thousands in Business Deductions
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

How to Calculate Mileage for Taxes in Excel: Sa...

📅 Updated: September 2025 ⏱️ 8 min read 💼 For: Business Owners, Contractors, Truckers Stop Losing $6,700+ in Annual Tax Deductions If you're manually tracking business miles or worse—not tracking...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

How to Calculate Mileage for Taxes in Excel: Sa...

📅 Updated: September 2025 ⏱️ 8 min read 💼 For: Business Owners, Contractors, Truckers Stop Losing $6,700+ in Annual Tax Deductions If you're manually tracking business miles or worse—not tracking at all—you're leaving serious money...

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Excel Distance Matrix for Multi-Stop Delivery Route Planning: How One Dispatcher Cut 3 Hours from Daily Route Planning
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Excel Distance Matrix for Multi-Stop Delivery R...

"Every morning at 5 AM, I'd sit with a giant map, a calculator, and 73 delivery stops to organize for 6 drivers. By 8 AM, I'd have routes that 'looked...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

Excel Distance Matrix for Multi-Stop Delivery R...

"Every morning at 5 AM, I'd sit with a giant map, a calculator, and 73 delivery stops to organize for 6 drivers. By 8 AM, I'd have routes that 'looked right' but drivers would call...

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NEMT Payroll Calculator Cuts Processing from 2 Days to 2 Hours
Mary Jean Jocel Librado

NEMT Payroll Calculator Cuts Processing from 2 ...

Marcus Thompson was ready to quit the NEMT business entirely. "Every other Friday, I'd lock myself in the office from 6 AM Saturday until Sunday night," recalls Marcus, who runs...

Mary Jean Jocel Librado

NEMT Payroll Calculator Cuts Processing from 2 ...

Marcus Thompson was ready to quit the NEMT business entirely. "Every other Friday, I'd lock myself in the office from 6 AM Saturday until Sunday night," recalls Marcus, who runs MedRide Dallas with 15 drivers....

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