# TrailConvoy > The platform that gives trail clubs three things in one: a full public club website, a complete admin back office, and the community tools that drive engagement. Built first for off-road 4x4 clubs and now serving snowmobile clubs (SnowConvoy) and off-road motorcycle clubs (BikeConvoy) on the same platform. Members, dues, digital waivers, multi-flight ride planning, vehicle profiles, trail library, customizable club site on the club's own subdomain (or a custom domain). Hosting, secure certificates, and new features every month. Made by off-roaders, in Phoenix, AZ and Seattle, WA. ## Core - [Home](https://www.trailconvoy.com/): Product overview, features, pricing, screenshots, signup. - [Start a club](https://www.trailconvoy.com/start): Self serve signup. Free for up to 20 members, sign the Service Agreement online, and your club site on its own subdomain is provisioned after a short review. - [Contact](https://www.trailconvoy.com/contact): Reach the team. Direct email, one-business-day response. - [Website Checkup](https://www.trailconvoy.com/checkup): Enter a club's website URL and get a free graded report on its SEO, mobile readiness, social share preview, and which club features it has, shown next to what the club would have on TrailConvoy. ## Verticals - [SnowConvoy for snowmobile clubs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/snow): The TrailConvoy platform for snowmobile clubs: club website, memberships and dues, digital waivers, ride planning, and trail maps in one place. - [BikeConvoy for off-road motorcycle clubs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/motorcycle): The TrailConvoy platform for adventure, enduro, and dual sport riding clubs. ## Off-road club FAQs hub - [Off-road club FAQs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/off-road-club-faqs): Quick answers to the most common questions about starting and running an off-road club, plus links to deep-dive guides. ## Getting started guides - [How to start an off-road club](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-start-an-off-road-club): Eight-step walkthrough from founding members to first sanctioned run, plus the four mistakes that kill new clubs in year one. - [Does an off-road club need to be a nonprofit?](https://www.trailconvoy.com/does-an-off-road-club-need-to-be-a-nonprofit): Comparison of unincorporated, LLC, 501(c)(7), and 501(c)(3) structures and when each fits an off-road club. - [What insurance does an off-road club need?](https://www.trailconvoy.com/what-insurance-does-an-off-road-club-need): General liability, D and O, event coverage. What each costs, which specialty carriers (K and K, Sadler, McGowan) write off-road policies. - [Are off-road liability waivers enforceable?](https://www.trailconvoy.com/are-off-road-liability-waivers-enforceable): How U.S. courts treat recreational waivers, what makes one hold up, what kills one, and digital vs paper. ## Running your club - [What an off-road club needs to run events](https://www.trailconvoy.com/what-an-off-road-club-needs-to-run-events): Pre-run checklist. RSVPs, vehicle requirements, comms plan, driver's meeting, lead and sweep roles, debrief. - [How to collect dues for a 4x4 club](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-collect-dues-for-a-4x4-club): Setting an amount, picking a payment processor, automating renewals, handling delinquent members. - [How to get members to show up to off-road club events](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-get-members-to-show-up-to-off-road-club-events): Why your club has 200 online members and 8 in person, and the playbook real clubs use to fix it. ## Snowmobile club guides (SnowConvoy) - [Snowmobile club FAQs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/snowmobile-club-faqs): Quick answers for snowmobile club officers: trail passes vs dues, grant in aid, landowner permission, grooming, volunteers, and software. - [How to start a snowmobile club](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-start-a-snowmobile-club): Eight steps from founding riders to state association affiliation, incorporation for grants, landowner permission, and the first groomed mile. - [How snowmobile clubs make money](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-snowmobile-clubs-make-money): The four revenue streams: memberships, trail pass programs, state grant in aid, and fundraisers, and the paperwork behind each. - [Snowmobile club dues and trail passes](https://www.trailconvoy.com/snowmobile-club-dues-and-trail-passes): Running the fall membership spike: tiers, association remittances, renewals, and the records that feed spring grant applications. ## Riding club guides (BikeConvoy) - [Off-road motorcycle club FAQs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/motorcycle-club-faqs): Quick answers for dirt bike, dual sport, enduro, and adventure riding clubs: AMA charters, insurance, dues, land access, and events. - [How to start an off-road motorcycle club](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-start-an-off-road-motorcycle-club): Naming it right (MC vs riding club vs trail riders), structure, the AMA charter decision, and the first season calendar. - [How to organize a dual sport ride](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-organize-a-dual-sport-ride): The organizer's playbook: routes and GPX, check in and waivers, tech inspection, splits and hero sections, sweep riders, and fuel stops. - [AMA charters and insurance for riding clubs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/ama-charter-and-insurance-for-riding-clubs): What chartering costs, what sanctioning unlocks, what event insurance runs for rides vs races, and the compliance clock that follows each event. - [How to host a hare scramble](https://www.trailconvoy.com/how-to-host-a-hare-scramble): The organizer's guide: course design and marking, sanction and insurance, scoring, staffing, EMS, and the paperwork after the race. ## Software and tools - [Best club management software for off-road clubs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/best-club-management-software-for-off-road-clubs): Honest comparison of Wild Apricot, ClubExpress, MemberClicks, TrailConvoy, and DIY. - [TrailConvoy vs spreadsheets](https://www.trailconvoy.com/trailconvoy-vs-spreadsheets): When the spreadsheet is genuinely enough, and when it becomes the bottleneck. - [Easy website builder for off-road clubs](https://www.trailconvoy.com/easy-website-builder-for-off-road-clubs): Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, or a club-specific platform, and why the website is only the front door. ## Platform - [About the founder (Behind the Wheel)](https://www.trailconvoy.com/about-trailconvoy): Mike Johnston, founder of TrailConvoy. A three-time founder with two decades on the platform teams at Meta, Amazon, and Stripe, now building the software that runs off-road clubs. Covers the founder story, the market thesis, early results from the founding clubs, and the roadmap including developer tools in late 2026. - [What's New in TrailConvoy 2.0](https://www.trailconvoy.com/whatsnew): The version 2.0 release page with an 11-minute chaptered video tour — club templates across the member site, the unified Event Builder with flights, QR passes and browser check-in, the Club GPX library and Live Map, forum-style Trail Talk, delegated admin roles, and Member Activation emails with one-tap sign-in. iPhone, iPad and Android apps submitted to the stores. - [Mission and Core Values](https://www.trailconvoy.com/core-values): TrailConvoy's mission (to be relentlessly the best) and the eight core values behind the platform, plus who builds it: a team with 30+ years of experience and Facebook and Amazon heritage who hit the trails too. - [Under the Hood](https://www.trailconvoy.com/under-the-hood): High-level architecture of the TrailConvoy platform — AWS infrastructure across two regions with async replication, Cloudflare at the edge. Written for the club IT person who wants to understand what's running it. ## Legal - [Privacy policy](https://www.trailconvoy.com/privacy-policy) - [Terms of service](https://www.trailconvoy.com/terms-of-service)