Truck Load Inventory
Truck Load Inventory shows you the current inventory of your assigned truck, and if Living Manifest is enabled, print up-to-date manifests using a bluetooth printer paired with your device (Android only).
What is Living Manifest?
Living Manifest is an optional TrackAbout feature that includes everything needed to manage and print a hazardous goods manifest* from a mobile printer paired with an Android mobile device running TrackAbout Mobile 7. To get Living Manifest, contact TrackAbout Support.
* Living Manifest does not currently support ADR manifests.
TrackAbout keeps a running total of the assets on a truck, from the last time the truck was unloaded until the next time it’s unloaded.
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When a truck is unloaded using Unload Truck, TrackAbout zeroes out the inventory shown in Truck Load Inventory.
Saving an Unload Truck record resets the truck inventory completely to none — even if no assets were added or scanned. -
When the truck is loaded using Load Truck, TrackAbout adds the loaded assets to the inventory count shown in Truck Load Inventory.
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Every time a Deliver/Return action is saved, TrackAbout updates the on-truck inventory shown in Truck Load Inventory.
TrackAbout can be set to ask if you want to view the current inventory and print the current manifest after each delivery. If you do, Truck Load Inventory automatically opens. This option can be enabled by TrackAbout Support. -
If using Living Manifest, when the user makes manual adjustments to the on-truck inventory, TrackAbout updates the quantities shown in the manifest.
How to view your truck’s current inventory
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Tap the Truck Load Inventory action.
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Truck Load Inventory automatically displays the current inventory on your truck, by Product Code (Item).
Totals are shown at the bottom of the screen.
How to show only the grand total...Tap to toggle between showing all totals or only the grand total.
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Tap Cancel to close Truck Load Inventory.
Viewing the inventory in Truck Load Inventory does not create a record in TrackAbout.
How to view details about the inventory
When viewing the Truck Load Inventory summary view, tap a Product Code to (Item) to see details about the individual items of that type in inventory.
For tracked assets, you’ll see the lot number (if any), the Barcode (tracking ID), and fill status (if applicable) of each individual product in inventory.
For hardgoods, you’ll see the lot number (if any) and quantity.
If you’ve made manual adjustments to the inventory, you’ll see an Amend Adjustment line item showing how many were added or removed (negative).
Tap DONE to return to the summary view.
How to manually add a new item to truck inventory
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Tap the options menu () .
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Tap Add Item.
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Select the product to add by scanning the product code barcode or by searching for it.
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Scan a product code barcode:
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Tap the scan icon ().
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Search and select:
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Tap Search products.
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Enter a full or partial product code to list matching products.
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Tap a product to select it.
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Tap Next.
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This opens Amend Asset Quantity.
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If required, tap Amend Reason and enter the reason the item was added.
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Adjust the quantities of the item as needed.
Tap the number to edit it directly.
Tap minus () to decrease the number by one. Tap plus () to increase the number by one.
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Tap DONE to finish.
Amending the Asset Quantity creates a record noting the change.
How to manually adjust the quantity of an item in truck inventory
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Tap to select the item you want to adjust.
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Tap the options menu () .
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Tap Change Item Quantity.
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Tap Amend Reason and enter the reason the quantity of the item is being changed.
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Adjust the quantity as needed.
Tap the number to edit it directly.
Tap minus () to decrease the number by one. Tap plus () to increase the number by one.
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Tap DONE to finish.
Amending the Asset Quantity creates a record noting the change.
How to sign and print a manifest
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Tap the options menu () .
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Tap Print Inventory.
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This opens Print Manifest.
If there are negative quantities, you must adjust them before you can print.
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To electronically sign the printed manifest:
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Tap Driver’s Name and enter your name.
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Tap Enter Signer’s Name, then tap here to sign.
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Sign in the window, and tap DONE to continue.
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Select the printer to use by tapping Current Printer and selecting a printer from the list.
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Tap Print Manifest to print the manifest.
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Tap DONE to finish.