How-To Tuesday: Adding A Standalone Expense In TruckLogics
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With TruckLogics, you can notate and track expenses without needing to reference a load or dispatch.
This can come in handy if you need to keep track of maintenance expenses or other payments that don’t take place during a run.
Learn how to harness this powerful TruckLogics features by watching the video tutorial or following these simple steps.
Standalone Expenses Video Tutorial
Creating a standalone expense
1. From your dashboard, click “Add New” and then “Expenses” from the drop-down menu.
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2. In the Payment Details section, add the date of the expense, who is being paid, how you paid them, and the total amount.
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3. In the Expense Details section, select the kind of expense you are notating.
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4. In the optional Additional Details section, choose who is paying, the unit number (since this is a repair expense), and upload a receipt or other documentation.
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5. If you would like to attach this expense to a particular dispatch, you can do that by clicking “Look Up”.
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6. Find the load and select it.
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7. Click “Save”.
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8. You have now view the new expense on your full list of expenses.
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