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Why does GamePlanPro™ avoid “truck charges” on invoices, and is charging for a truck still a sensible billing practice in commercial field service today?
GamePlanPro™ is designed to invoice what happened on the work order: labour performed, materials consumed, and work approved. A “truck charge” is not a measurable unit of work performed on the asset.
Tracking truck charges introduces billing delays, manual data entry labour, errors, and customer confusion.
Tracking truck charges introduces billing delays, manual data entry labour, errors, and customer confusion.
- Truck charges are overhead, not a deliverable
- Customers pay for the repair outcome, not for “a truck.”
- Extra line items often create questions, slow approvals, and delay payment.
- They reduce pricing predictability, frustrating building owners and facility teams.
- Tracking truck visits, mileage rules, and exceptions adds administrative work that can cost more than it returns.
- Why GamePlanPro™ doesn’t support truck charges
- GamePlanPro™ invoices what occurred on the work order: labour, parts, and approved charges.
- A “truck charge” isn’t a measurable unit of work performed on the asset.
- The platform is designed for efficient field service execution and billing, not fleet tracking.
- Capturing truck usage adds steps for technicians and coordinators, interrupts the workflow, and the cost often outweighs the benefit.
- What to do instead
- In the same way you cover phone and office overhead costs in your labour fees and part margins, include vehicle costs in your labour rates, flat-rate pricing, and/or part margins.
- Use not having truck charges are a sales advantage: “We don’t add truck charges. You’ll see exactly what you’re paying for - labour, parts, and approved work - without confusing hidden fees.”
- If absolutely necessary, you may add whatever charges you wish to an invoice by making manual line item entries.