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How to Print Barcodes by Category from a Truck: Print Inventory Log

The Print Inventory Log generates a clean, category-organized PDF of all materials on a truck including barcodes, SKUs, quantities, and images. Perfect for physical audits and field reference.

Need to print barcodes organized by category from a specific truck? You can do that using the Print Inventory Log option directly inside the truck.

Where to find it

The Print Inventory Log option is only available inside each truck.

This is perfect if you want your barcodes grouped cleanly by category (Fuel Fittings, Electrical, etc.) instead of one long mixed list.

🟔 Print by Category

šŸ“‹ Full Inventory Log

Select a specific category (e.g., HVAC, Electrical) to print only the materials in that category. Useful when you're auditing or labeling one section of the truck at a time.

Prints everything on the truck in one PDF, automatically organized with sections for each category. Useful for a complete truck audit or handing a full reference sheet to a tech.

Best for: focused audits, printing labels for one product type at a time

Best for: full truck audits, new tech onboarding reference, pre-season inventory check


How to get it?

  • Go to Stock → Fleet and select the truck you want.

  • In the top-right corner of the truck page, click the three-dot menu.

  • From the dropdown, choose Print Inventory Log.

  • Choose your label settings and printable categories. From the Print Pricebook modal, you can:

  • Choose which fields to include on each label (Category, Client Business Price, Material Image, Material Name, Quantity, etc.) — or click Exclude all fields to start from a blank slate

  • Choose Printable categories: select a specific category, or leave it as "All materials" to print everything

  • Enter an email under Send to email to receive the file

  • Click Print Inventory Log to generate the PDF


What gets printed?

When you select this option, the PDF will:

  • Automatically group items by category

  • Show the total quantity of materials

Each category is clearly separated, so it's easy to print, organize, and use in the field.

Field

Description

Barcode

Scannable barcode image based on the assigned barcode value

Item Name

Material name as set in the Ply catalog

SKU

Your internal item number or supplier SKU

Image

Product photo if one is attached to the catalog entry

Quantity on hand

Current stock level at this truck location

Category label

Category header separating each group of item


When to use this

This is especially useful for:

Use Case

Description

šŸ”µ Truck reorganization or setup

Print the full log to see everything on the truck before physically reorganizing shelves. Use the category grouping to match your physical shelf layout.

🟔 Printing barcode sheets by shelf section

Print one category at a time and attach the labels directly to that section of the truck. Techs can scan items in the field without needing to search the full list.

šŸ“‹ Onboarding a new technician

Hand a new tech the full inventory log so they know exactly what's on their truck and where it's organized before their first job.

šŸ”“ Physical cycle count reference

Print the log, walk the truck, and write actual counts next to each item. Use the discrepancies to update Ply quantities.

🟤 Compliance or safety documentation

Some industries require a record of materials on field vehicles. The Inventory Log provides a dated, printable snapshot.


Why this matters

A category-organized, barcode-ready PDF turns a truck audit from a search-the-full-list exercise into something you can physically walk section by section matching labels to shelves, catching missing barcodes, and giving new techs a clear reference before their first job.


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