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Add a truck to a vendor’s account when the vendor has new equipment, or when you need dispatch access to a truck they already run.

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Add the truck

1

Open Settings → Vendors

The Vendors page under Settings
2

Click MANAGE on the vendor

The MANAGE button on a vendor row
No MANAGE button? Email support@tread.io with the vendors you need to manage, or ask in the in-app chat.
3

Open the Equipment tab

The Equipment tab lists every truck on the vendor’s account.
The Equipment tab on a vendor's management page
4

Click Add Equipment

The Add Equipment button above the vendor's equipment table
5

Enter the truck number and equipment type

The new equipment form with truck number and equipment type fields

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Share the truck to your company

Share the truck to your company, or you won’t be able to dispatch it.
1

Click + Add Shared Company

The Add Shared Company control on the equipment form
2

Select your company

Selecting your own company in the shared company picker
3

Set the access level to Dispatchable

Setting the share access level to Dispatchable
4

Click Create

The Create button on the equipment form
The new truck appears in the vendor’s equipment table.
The newly added truck listed in the vendor's equipment table

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Assign the truck to the vendor’s driver

1

Open Settings → Drivers

This is your own driver list, including drivers shared to you.
Opening Settings
The Drivers list under Settings
2

Pick the truck in the Select Truck field

Choose the driver’s row, then set the truck you just added.
The Select Truck field on a driver row
The truck selected for the driver
3

Confirm on the Dispatch board

The driver now shows with their assigned truck.
The Dispatch board showing the driver assigned to the new truck