The daily running log for one vehicle: who drove it, how far it went, how long the engine ran and what the fuel cost.
When to use it
At the end of a month, to check a driver's returns and to work out what a vehicle actually did before you charge it out.
Before you start
- The vehicle exists in the fleet register.
- Log sheets have been entered for it.
- You need view access to the Vehicle Management reports.
Where to find it
Reports > Vehicle Management > Vehicle Log Sheet. The log sheets themselves are entered from Fleet > Vehicle Log Sheet.
The fields on this screen
| Filter (on screen) | What it does | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle | Pick the vehicle this report is about. | Yes |
| From Date | Start of the period this report covers. Defaults to the start of the financial year. | No |
| To Date | End of the period this report covers. Defaults to the end of the financial year. | No |
How it works
- One row is one log sheet: one vehicle for one day, not one trip. Several trips on the same day are already added together on the sheet.
- Trips, Total KM, Engine Hrs and Fuel Cost each have a total at the foot, so the bottom line is the vehicle's running for the period.
- Total KM is the distance the sheet recorded, and Engine Hrs is running time. For a machine that works standing still, such as a generator or an excavator, hours are the figure that matters and kilometres will be nil or close to it.
- Fuel Cost is money, not litres. Divide it by Total KM for a rough cost per kilometre, but only across a full month. A day with a full tank and little driving will look alarming on its own.
- The report shows what was written on the sheets. It does not check the readings against each other, so a gap between one day's closing and the next day's opening is not flagged.
- The Vehicle Cost Breakdown and the Vehicle Expense Register also read these sheets for the fuel figure, so correcting a sheet changes both of those.
Tips and common mistakes
- You must pick a vehicle. With the dates alone the report has nothing to show.
- A day with kilometres but no fuel cost is normal. Fuel is recorded on the day the tank was filled, not the day it was used. Read fuel over a month, not over a day.
Related guides
- Vehicle Log Sheet entry, Vehicle Expense Register, Vehicle Cost Breakdown, Equipment Utilization.