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What you’ll do
Add every outside hauler — brokers, fleets, and Owner-Operators (O&Os) — that you dispatch loads to.Before you start
- A vendor list with company name, address, primary contact name, email, and mobile phone.
- Decide which vendors are O&Os (single-truck owner-operators) versus multi-truck fleets — it affects how dispatching and settlements work.
- Vendor addresses are required if you want them to appear on PDF settlement statements.
Walkthrough
Open Settings → Vendors
Click Add Vendor. Tread auto-creates a linked company record for that vendor in the background.
Enter company details
Fill in legal name, address, payment terms, and Ext. ID. Accuracy matters here — this data prints on settlement statements and exports to accounting.
Add the first contact
The first contact you add becomes the primary user on the vendor’s company. Use a real email — they’ll be invited later.
Mark vendor type
Choose Broker, Fleet, or O&O. O&Os can be dispatched directly from the dispatch board. Brokered loads route through their dispatcher.
Share equipment they'll use
From Equipment, share each truck the vendor runs to their company. They see it; you keep ownership.