> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tread.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Equipment & Equipment Types

> Trucks, trailers, and the Equipment Types that set capacity and unit of measure.

Add your Trucks and Trailers in Tread's Equipment table. You can manage Equipment information, Compliance data with our Document Types feature, Accounting IDs and Ticket Matching IDs. You can additionally pair Trucks and Trailers with your Drivers.

Equipment Types allow capacities and unit of measures to be set on an Equipment Type, so that it defaults over based on the truck selection.

## What it is

An Equipment Type is a customizable template — "Tri-Axle Dump", "End Dump", "Belly Dump" — that holds a default capacity and unit of measure (UoM). Equipment is an individual truck or trailer record, attached to one Equipment Type. Types come first; every Equipment record requires a Type and inherits capacity and UoM from it.

<Note>
  On the order form this field is labeled **Truck Type**. Truck Type and Equipment Type are the same thing.
</Note>

## How Tread models it

* **Equipment Type** — name, default capacity, and UoM (tons, yards, loads, hours). Tread uses these to calculate quantities on [Tickets](/concepts/tickets-timesheets) and reports.
* **Equipment** — an individual truck or trailer record: name, license plate, and the Equipment Type it belongs to. The name appears on Tickets and invoices.
* **Sharing** — Equipment can be shared to another account through a Company Share, a one-way connection between accounts, so both accounts see the same Equipment record. See [Connected Ecosystem](/concepts/connected-ecosystem).

| Field         | Lives on       | Function                                     |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Capacity      | Equipment Type | Calculates quantities on Tickets and reports |
| UoM           | Equipment Type | Sets the unit those quantities use           |
| Name          | Equipment      | Appears on Tickets and invoices              |
| License plate | Equipment      | Identifies the individual truck or trailer   |

## Common pitfalls

<Warning>
  **An Equipment Type without capacity or UoM breaks quantity calculations.** Every Equipment record requires a Type, but capacity and UoM are optional on the Type.
</Warning>

<Warning>
  **Equipment names appear on Tickets and invoices.** Renaming Equipment mid-billing-cycle changes what prints on new Tickets and invoices. Set naming conventions before importing.
</Warning>

## Related

* [Materials](/concepts/materials) — what Orders move
* [Connected Ecosystem](/concepts/connected-ecosystem) — how connected accounts share records
* [Onboarding: Equipment Types](/onboarding/master-data/equipment-types) — step-by-step Equipment Type setup
* [Onboarding: Equipment](/onboarding/master-data/equipment) — step-by-step Equipment setup