Set pricing rules once; Tread matches the right rate to every Job. Invoices and pay statements build from the same rules — no re-keying rates ticket by ticket.
What it is
A Rate is the price for a unit of work — per hour, per ton, per load, or flat. An Add-On is an extra charge line applied on top of a Rate; it lands on the invoice or the Settlement. A Fuel Surcharge is an Add-On whose amount adjusts with fuel prices.
How Tread models it
Most pricing lives on the Project. Each project rate can be narrowed by pickup site, dropoff site, equipment type, and material — the most specific match wins on each Job. If no project rate matches, Tread falls back to your company rate cards: account-specific first, then defaults.
Fuel surcharge has three components. All three are required. See Fuel Surcharges for the setup walkthrough.
- Fuel Price Index — the fuel price you track (a regional diesel average or a custom index). You update it on a cadence, typically weekly.
- Fuel Surcharge Schedule — the table mapping fuel price tiers to a surcharge, either a percentage of the base rate or a flat amount per unit.
- Add On — attaches the schedule to a Customer or Vendor rate so the surcharge shows up on invoices and driver pay.
Common pitfalls
Skipping any one of the three fuel surcharge components — index, schedule, Add On — silently removes the surcharge from invoices. Test on a sample Settlement before go-live and reconcile against your existing fuel matrix.
Add-Ons go missing at go-live. Automatic customer fuel rates, material rates, and settlement add-ons each need explicit setup. If line items are missing from your first invoice cycle, audit the Add-On config first.
