Log buying forms

4x4American · February 01, 2018, 09:36:13 PM

Hey so what do you guys have for a form to give to loggers for buying logs in? Right now I have two sheets, both I made on MS Word and are nuttin fancy. The one form is a tally sheet and just has a bunch of boxes, has my biz name and number at the top. The other one is just a summary of the transaction. It has my sawmill name number and address at the top. Then it has sections with lines to write stuff on looks something like:

Date: ___
Bought:_________
Trucker: ______
Seller:_______
Total BDFT:_______
Total Paid:_________
Notes: ________

Kinda thinking about doing something more fancy. Or even getting a print shop to make one with carbon copies so that I can rip them off a copy without having to fax/mail/email it over to them later.

starmac · February 01, 2018, 09:55:14 PM

I would think the trucker would be giving you a copy of something.
Any time I deliver logs, I have to give them a copy and bring one back, no such a thing as faxing, emailing or anything else later. Oh yea, and depending on who, a check comes back with me too.

paul case · February 01, 2018, 09:59:13 PM

My receipt looks like my chicken scratch on a dupilcate book from DG or walmart. I usually pay for each load the same day with a check.

PC

starmac · February 01, 2018, 10:27:51 PM

Quote from: paul case on February 01, 2018, 09:59:13 PM
My receipt looks like my chicken scratch on a dupilcate book from DG or walmart. I usually pay for each load the same day with a check.

PC

Dats da ones.

4x4American · February 01, 2018, 10:30:02 PM

Naww not around here the trucker don't give nothing

Southside · February 01, 2018, 10:36:49 PM

They don't bring anything here either.

Peter Drouin · February 02, 2018, 05:57:53 AM

What I use to scale loads of logs. Hope you can make out the pix.

4x4American · February 02, 2018, 07:36:53 PM

Is that the only form you give Peter? Do you make a copy for them at the mill or mail it to em?

Peter Drouin · February 02, 2018, 07:50:48 PM

There is a #2 page, I get the top and the logger gets the bottom page.
Every log is recorded on it with lenth, topend,BF, grade, any deductions .

4x4American · February 02, 2018, 08:05:58 PM

Is it a carbon copy?

Resonator · February 02, 2018, 09:31:16 PM

It might help to label the form you print as INVOICE, or SALES RECEIPT. Also you can ask your trucker if he writes out a blank BILL OF LADING for loads he hauls, stating what he is hauling, where it loaded at, and where it is going. And if he gets a printed SCALE TICKET (for weight). This would help for future record keeping.