Advances to truck owners and balance paid after POD.
TDS on payments to truck owners, with exemptions for small fleet owners.
Freight billed to customers with different terms and credit days.
What the software must handle
Need
Why it matters
Hire slips and vendor bills
Every market vehicle paid correctly
Advance and balance tracking
Owners chase money; brokers must know what is due
TDS under Section 194C
Deduct, or record the 194C(6) declaration
Customer billing and receipts
Cash cycle between collection and payment
Margin per trip
Freight billed minus hire and costs
How SCM for Transporter fits
SCM for Transporter runs the whole office on one engine: bilty / LR, NIC e-way bill with Part-B and extension, trips and driver hisab, POD by photo, billing and e-invoice, double-entry accounts with Tally export, fleet, tyres and workshop, GPS and ULIP feeds, and a WhatsApp desk in English, Hindi, Marathi and Hinglish. 22 alert rules watch and 24 autopilot flows draft the paperwork. Try the TDS 194C calculator and read own fleet vs market vehicles.
Questions
What software does a transport broker need?
Hire slips, vendor bills and payment indents for market vehicles, TDS handling, customer billing and receipts, and margin per trip.
Do brokers deduct TDS on truck hire?
Generally under Section 194C, unless the truck owner qualifies under 194C(6) by owning ten or fewer goods carriages and giving a PAN declaration. Confirm with your CA.