If you are a logging contractor in British Columbia, and you own your own trucks, then there is a good chance that you already use our BC Fuel Rebate module to provide you with the information you need to complete your on and off highway distance information.  Now, our BC Fuel Rebate module has been enhanced to go even further!  It will actually use the information from your Logger's Edge system to populate the BC  Ministry of Finance's Off-Highway Refund Application in PDF format so that you can print out the auto-filled form for submission to the Ministry.  If you...

Do you find yourself repeatedly scrolling to the right in the load slips, time slips, or miscellaneous entry grids to get to the column of data that  you want?  We all have different ways of wanting to look up information in a grid of data.  For example, some people have a need to look up tickets by truck number on a frequent basis, but other users who don't pay for trucking don't ever sort or  filter tickets by truck, so they'd just as soon not have the truck colum getting in their way! Did you know that you can request to...

In any of the "Edge" products, you will see a handy "Search By" box in the bottom left corner of selected data entry grids such as the load ticket grid (Logger's Edge), the part grid (Mechanic's Edge), or the work ticket grid (Contractor's Edge). If you type in a number and click the green "play button", the software will find the entry with that ticket number, part number, work ticket number, etc.  But what if you don't know the entire number of the ticket (or part) you are trying to look up?  Not to worry!  Just use the % when you...

Did you know you can keep track of IFTA fuel and mileage information through Logger's Edge?  The IFTA -- International Fuel Tax Agreement -- is a compact between most states in the United States and most provinces in Canada that governs how motor fuel taxes are paid by truckers that haul across state or national boundaries. The main purpose of the agreement is to allow trucking companies to file only one fuel tax return to their base state, instead of filing one return for each state/province in which they operate. The single unified return reconciles all the different state motor fuel...

Did you know that The Logger's Edge will let you scroll back and forth through your tickets in the order that you entered them, right from the ticket entry window itself?  This feature can be handy if you just entered a stack of tickets, and you want to double-check your work.  Or perhaps you just entered 3 or 4 tickets, only to realize that you just made the same mistake on all the tickets.  This feature lets you correct the ticket you are working on and save it, then scroll backwards (without leaving the ticket entry window) to review and...

Did you know that when you are in a rate setup grid, you can highlight multiple rows at a time and copy them all at once?  (If, that is, you are on the version 4.7 or later series of the Logger's Edge.) This feature is particularly useful if you have a rate change part-way through the life of a tract and you need to set up new rates with new effective dates.  For example, suppose that you have received a revenue rate increase from IP, effective April 1st.  You have two rates in the system that you need to copy and...

For users that do not have Microsoft Access, the "backup only" utility can be used to create a straight (not compacted) backup copy of the database. This is an easy way to create a file that can be stored off-site. The backup database utility creates a copy of the database to which you are currently connected.  This utility does not compact the database.  Go to the File menu item, as shown below: In the window that appears (see picture below), you will need to navigate to the location where you want to store your backup.  Be sure to note the subdirectory...

Did you know? That if you are on the following grids: (1)  Blocks / Tracts / Sales (2)  Revenue Contracts (3)  Pay Contracts and you highlight a row and Right-Click that you can bring up your rates without plowing through the whole wizard? Check it out!

Did you know? When you enter Loads in the Ticket window, you can use the F9 key to "click" the Save/Add button. If you hate the mouse and love the keyboard, this tip is for you!

There is a feature in the Logger's Edge that not many people are aware of that lets you set up rates based on mileage ranges.  For example, if a trip is 0-50 miles you could set up a rate of $60.00, and if the trip was between 51 and 75 miles, you could set the rate at $75.00.  If the trip is 76 to 100 miles you could make the rate $100.00, and so on.  We call this type of rate structure a step-rate structure because there are discreet breaks in the rates at certain cutoffs.  This is distinguished from a...