Yes, I was able to view it. I still considered it a pain in the butt, but easy enough to do... doing it exactly the way you mentioned. You would have to scroll across a page or two to read everything. That in itself is fine if during an audit, they can view files on your computer. I wasn't too sure they would. I'm told that an auditor would be fine with looking at files on the computer, although I'm not convinced. Other audits I've been through, needed all paperwork printed out.
Even if I don't NEED it printed out, I'm much more comfortable with redundancy, and feel better about it printed and filed. Even with back up systems on top of back up systems, I never trust a computer. To me, they are a necessary evil...
This Text wrap thing is precisely what I was hoping for! It makes for a very precise, legible, printed document! Thanks!
Garmin Dezl 770 and IFTA
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It would be nice if Garmin had a more polished system for making and printing trip reports!!
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YOIKS but I agree that a paper backup is mandatory one thing for sure when not if the gamin dies you are in IT. Also need to keep an eye on ANY GPS cause they don't know where they are at times and then they fake IT.
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Aren't your logs sufficient enough for providing most of the information needed on a daily trip report?
As far as I have been able to tell, I document the information needed on a daily trip report right on my daily logs. In addition, it's pretty easy to make a note on your daily log that reads, "Traveled I-5 S. to 210 E to 57 S to 10 E."
Of course, you must keep records of your fuel receipts that match when you flag a fuel stop, as well as your BOL's.
However, the only other thing I do is keep a simple monthly spreadsheet that I created which shows the beginning monthly miles and a date, entrance odometer mileage into and out of a particular State.
Each State I travel in is summarized for the month under it's own heading. That same spreadsheet has a section I created for my fuel stops showing Date, State, City, Mileage, Gallons, Price & Total.
I hope I'm not missing anything . So far I've filed 6 IFTA quarterlies and haven't had any issues.DoneYourWay Thanks this. -
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Entering the supplemental information, i.e., entering and exited mileage in each State, fuel purchase info etc on my spreadsheet, takes me all of an extra minute or two at the end of each day.
As far as fuel receipts go, I snap a photo of the receipt, give it a file name based on date, save it as a pdf file and drop it into a monthly folder on my G Drive. Takes me all of 1 minute to do it, after which I toss the paper receipt.
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All these trucker related software programs are sort of obsolete now too be honest with you. At least for a one man dog & pony show like me.
The only thing I don't do on the cloud is my QuickBooks. I hate their internet based platform. I just update my books once a week when I'm home, it's no big deal. Since I save & file electronically every receipt as I go during the week, it's a cinch to update the books.
My home State provides an online IFTA filing portal that is so easy to use for filing and paying, it's great. It only takes like 5 minutes to file and pay online per quarter. That's if the monthly totals are kept up to date.
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