TruckStock Blog
How Do You Use the Shoulder Season to Reset Your Service Truck Inventory?
Fall call volume is down. Use the quiet weeks to count trucks, pull dead stock, reset max levels for winter, and get every van ready before the first cold snap.
What Should You Do About Truck Stock When Parts Prices Go Up?
Parts prices are rising again this fall. Here is how to update costs, recheck max levels, buy ahead only where it pays, and keep service trucks stocked without overspending.
How to Use Your Profile, About and Contact Pages
Update your name and phone number on your TruckStock profile, learn about TruckStock on the About page, and get in touch with the Contact form.
How to Use TruckStock Reports
Run the Items Requested and Available Stock reports in TruckStock, group results, and download them as Excel files.
How to Check Pending Requests (List and Chart)
See every open part request for your trucks in TruckStock, as a list grouped by truck or as a chart by part category.
How to Transfer Stock Between Trucks
Send parts from one truck to another in TruckStock, and accept incoming transfers on the receiving truck.
How to Receive Items
Confirm the parts that arrived on your truck in TruckStock so the truck’s inventory stays accurate.
How to Fulfill Requests
See open part requests for every truck in TruckStock and record the quantities you fulfill.
How to Request Items
Request parts for a truck in TruckStock, choose the request type, add department and job details, then review and submit.
How to Manage Users and Send Invites
See your company’s TruckStock users and invite your team by email from the Manage Users page.
How to View and Edit Truck Inventory
See the parts on each truck in TruckStock and update a truck’s quantities from the Edit Truck Inventory page.
How to Add Trucks and Stock Them
Add a truck in TruckStock, pick its truck type, choose how it should be stocked and assign technicians.
How to Create Truck Types (Part Templates)
Create a part template for each type of truck in TruckStock and add parts with recommended max quantities and restock levels.
How to Set Up Parts, Categories and Suppliers
Add part categories and suppliers, then add and edit parts in your TruckStock parts catalog, step by step with screenshots.
How to Set Up Departments and Stockrooms
Add departments for sorting requests and reports, and add stockrooms for your inventory, using Manage Departments and Manage Stockrooms in TruckStock.