IFTA HELP!!!!

Yep it does. I use it all the time. State where i did my pickup and state where i delivered. ALL other states between you can get the mileage from atlas or just zoom in to the last exit and you dont have to be online. Best Tool Ever.

 

Yes it does, that is what I use.





EDIT: D'oh... didn't read the whole thread.

 

Just a warning for anyone trying to do their own IFTA reports. Sure it's easy with a mileage software program. I used Internet Truckstop's one for 6 years. Then, I was audited for IFTA and IRP. You MUST have trip sheets for every load stating starting point, pick up and delivery and if you are using software to calculate mileage, you MUST put starting and ending odometer readings. This was my $8,000 lesson. I was paying IT $35 a month for this software, when I could have been paying a IFTA reporting service a similar amount and they would have caught my simple error. The fine could have been far worse if my auditor thought I was actually lying or fudging my numbers, though. I supplied her with supporting docs, so she went "easy" on me. She could have dropped my mpg another 1mpg. That would have really hurt! I went up the chain of command, thinking because it was a simple clerical error and all tax that was due had been paid, I'd be able to get some sort of reduction. Nope!

If I were to fire up my MC# again, I'd use a log/IFTA service for sure. The penalties for ignorance are just too expensive when governments are searching every nook and cranny for revenue.

 

pcmiler is the cheapest gps.

i use my phone for the voice recorder.

 

All of the above is recorded on your log sheet. What exactly is a "trip sheet" ?

 

I use drivers daily log program for mine. At the end of the quarter I have mine printed out ready to go. Best 95 bucks I have spent in a long time.

 

Not sure what your log books look like, but logs down here don't have odometer readings, where the trip originates or ends, routings etc.
When a driver turns in a load to be paid, whether the owner op is the driver or not, a record of that information needs to be maintained. More often than not on a piece of paper called a trip sheet, fuel envelope, trip envelope, load detail, or whatever.
My main point was, though, that the guys who are just using software to come up with mileage breakdowns and not using actual odometer readings are setting themselves up for a big fine. They also put liens on your equipment and suspend your IRP and IFTA accounts when you don't pay immediately. FL will do payments with a big down payment, but I'm sure each state/province is different.
As far as supporting docs, I had to pull out maintenance and repair invoices and anything that had odometer readings listed, and that was only enough to get the good boy fine instead of the naughty boy fine.

 

On our log books you record the starting odometer reading and the ending reading for the daily total. In addition, the Bill of Lading number is recorded along with the commodity being hauled. You also flag your fuel stops and record the amount and location of the purchase.

 

Yeah but without the routes the driver drove, the actual load's origination and termination points, that would be supporting documentation at best. They want to be able to see that you don't "miss" loads and the like. I've never seen anyone down here document anything for fuel besides writing fuel below city and state. My fuel purchases were never in question as it's hard to argue with a TCH and Fleet One generated statement.
Then again, if what you're doing works for you and you've survived an IFTA/IRP audit, more power to you.

 

I did survive one in 2000, they owed me $21.82