Contract Labor
Payments made for occasional labor related to your truck - most likely for drivers.

Fuel Expense
Fuel for which you paid cash or charged to your PERSONAL credit card. This does not include fuel charged to your carrier as those charges will be picked up from the settlement statement.

Insurance
Insurance for which you personally paid. This does not include deductions for truck, health, and workman's compensation insurance which are reflected on your settlement statement.

Motels and Lodging
Motels and lodging expenses which were incurred while you were on the road or conducting business related to your truck (i.e. signing up as owner/operator). This also will include any charges that you paid and will be reimbursed by your carrier.

Office Supplies
Any items related to record keeping of your truck (i.e. notebooks, pens, calculators).

Other Expenses
Other expenses incurred while not on the road. We recommend that you not be tempted to put too much into this category as a large amount of expenses that are labeled "Other Expense" may put up a red flag for the IRS.

Other Road Expense
Other expenses incurred while on the road (i.e. parking, showers, etc). If you have an expense and you don't know where it belongs, we recommend using the other/comments field.

Permits and Licenses
Any permit or license that you personally paid for, regardless of whether it will be reimbursed by your carrier.

Postage and Courier Fees
Postage, Fax Machine, and Federal Express expenses.

Telephone
Any telephone expenses related to the operation of your truck. This also includes monthly cellular phone charges.

Tire Expense
Purchase and repair of tires.

Repairs, Parts and Service
Repairs including parts and labor, full service, oil, fuel additives, towing and general maintenance.

Truck Supplies
Any supplies used for your truck (refrigerator, cellular phone, microwave, CB radio, radar detector, cleaning supplies, and any other items related to the use of your truck). Do not include any items on the expense line or the accounting envelope that were charged to the Company store. That information will come from your settlement statement.

Truck Wash
Truck and trailer washes, including coin washes.

Refrigeration Fuel
Fuel for a refrigerated truck. This includes any fuel that you paid cash for or charged to your personal credit card, regardless of whether or not it is to be reimbursed by your carrier.

Unloading and Lumper
Expenses incurred for unloading which you paid personally, regardless of whether you are to be reimbursed or not.

Meals and Incidental Expenses
The number of days that you were on the road during the month or during the period of time that your accounting period would cover. This is a per diem allowance which includes meals and snacks. You do not need to send receipts for this as it is a pre-determined amount for each day you are on the road.