Ledgers in accounting are books or digital records where all financial transactions related to a particular account (e.g., fuel expense, customer, vendor) are recorded.
🧾 100 Ledger Names for a Logistics Company (Categorized)
Using Tally Prime for a logistics company can streamline accounting, billing, GST compliance, and financial reporting. Logistics companies deal with freight charges, vehicle expenses, driver payments, and customer billing. Tally Prime can efficiently manage all of these.
Display → Statements of Accounts → Outstanding → Receivables
✅ Conclusion
Tally Prime can handle the entire financial tracking of a logistics company — from trip-level profitability to GST compliance.
📦 Summary of Ledgers You May Need
Category
Example Ledgers
Income
Freight Charges
Expenses
Diesel, Toll, Repairs, Salary
Parties
Clients, Fuel Vendors
Banks
HDFC, ICICI
Statutory
GST (IGST, CGST, SGST)
Cost Centers
Trips, Vehicle Numbers
Great! In a logistics company, Job Work or Job Creation in Tally Prime can be used when you outsource or track activities like:
Consignment handling
Loading/unloading jobs
Warehousing
Driver/truck assignments per consignment
Contract-based logistics services
Tally Prime has Job Work In and Job Work Out modules, but for logistics, we’ll typically use Job Work Out to manage assignments like transport jobs, handling, and third-party logistics tasks.
🚧 Job Work Out in Logistics – Step-by-Step in Tally Prime
✅ 1. Enable Job Work Features
Go to:
F11 (Features) → Inventory Features
Enable Job Order Processing: ✅ Yes
Enable Cost Tracking: ✅ Yes
✅ 2. Create Necessary Masters
A. Create a Godown (Location)
Gateway of Tally → Inventory Info → Godowns → Create
Name: On Route – Delhi to Mumbai
Under: Primary
B. Create Stock Item (Optional)
If you also track goods being transported.
Stock Item: Refrigerator Units
Unit: Nos
Under: Finished Goods
C. Create Job Worker Ledger
If you outsource part of logistics work (e.g. warehouse handling or trailer vendor):
Used when assigning a logistics task to a third-party (job worker).
Gateway of Tally → Order Vouchers → Alt+F5 (Job Work Out Order)
Party: Ramesh Transport Services
Job Order No: JOB1001
Order Date: 01-Aug-2025
Godown: On Route – Delhi to Mumbai
Item: Refrigerator Units
Quantity: 50 Nos
Due Date: 02-Aug-2025
Narration: Assigning Delhi-Mumbai trip handling of 50 units
➡️ This is useful if the company is coordinating freight for clients but outsourcing part of the movement.
✅ 4. Delivery Note (Optional)
When goods are handed over to job worker.
Gateway of Tally → Inventory Vouchers → F8 (Delivery Note)
Party: Ramesh Transport Services
Against Job Order: JOB1001
Item: Refrigerator Units
Godown: On Route – Delhi to Mumbai
Qty: 50 Nos
✅ 5. Job Work Out Completion Entry
Once job is done (delivery completed, task over):
Gateway of Tally → Inventory Vouchers → F7 (Stock Journal)
Type: Job Work Out
Job Order: JOB1001
From: On Route – Delhi to Mumbai
To: Completed Jobs
Qty: 50 Nos
Narration: Job completed by Ramesh Transport
✅ 6. Payment Entry to Job Worker
Gateway of Tally → Accounting Vouchers → F5 (Payment)
Party: Ramesh Transport Services
Amount: ₹12,000
Ledger: Transport Charges (Indirect Expenses)
Cost Centre: Trip #1001
Narration: Payment for outsourced transport job
📊 Reports for Job Work
Display → Inventory Reports → Job Work Out Reports
Job Orders Outstanding
Job Work Analysis
Movement Summary
These help track what work is pending, what was completed, and how much was paid.
📦 Logistics Job Work Example Summary
Task
Tally Action
Assign job to contractor
Job Work Out Order
Track item handover
Delivery Note
Track task completion
Job Work Completion (Stock Journal)
Payment to job worker
Payment Voucher
Monitor job status
Job Work Reports
🔧 Example Scenario:
Logistics Company assigns Delhi to Mumbai freight to Ramesh Transport for 50 refrigerator units on 1-Aug.
Job Order created in Tally: JOB1001
Goods handed over via Delivery Note
Completion marked via Stock Journal
₹12,000 paid after delivery
Based on the logistics company entries (freight billing, fuel, toll, driver salary, job work orders, etc.), here are the Tally Prime reports you can generate step-by-step along with sample report content (as it would appear in Tally):
📊 1. Cost Centre Breakup Report (Trip-wise Profitability)
Path: Gateway of Tally → Display More Reports → Cost Centres → Cost Centre Breakup
Select:Trip #1001 – Delhi to Mumbai
🧾 Sample Report
Particulars
Amount (₹)
Income
Freight Charges
50,000.00
Expenses
Diesel Expenses
10,000.00
Toll Charges
2,500.00
Driver Salary
15,000.00
Truck Repair
8,000.00
Outsourced Job Payment
12,000.00
Net Profit
2,500.00
➡️ Use case: This report is key to understanding profitability per trip or per vehicle.
📦 2. Job Work Out Summary Report
Path: Gateway of Tally → Display More Reports → Job Work Out Reports → Job Work Out Summary
This shows all job orders given to third-party contractors.
🧾 Sample Report
Job Order No
Party Name
Item Description
Qty
Status
JOB1001
Ramesh Transport Services
Refrigerator Units
50
Completed ✅
📌 3. Outstanding Receivables Report
Path: Gateway of Tally → Display → Statements of Accounts → Outstandings → Receivables
🧾 Sample Report
Party Name
Bill No
Date
Amount (₹)
Due Days
ABC Enterprises
INV001
01-Aug-25
59,000.00
31
➡️ Use this to follow up on payments.
📑 4. Day Book (All Entries View)
Path: Gateway of Tally → Display → Day Book
Filter by Voucher Type or Date Range.
🧾 Sample Report
Date
Voucher Type
Particulars
Debit (₹)
Credit (₹)
01-Aug-25
Sales
ABC Enterprises – Freight
59,000.00
01-Aug-25
Payment
Diesel Expenses
10,000.00
01-Aug-25
Payment
Toll Charges
2,500.00
01-Aug-25
Payment
Driver Salary – Ram Kumar
15,000.00
01-Aug-25
Payment
Truck Repair
8,000.00
02-Aug-25
Payment
Ramesh Transport – Job Work
12,000.00
📈 5. Profit & Loss Account
Path: Gateway of Tally → Display → Profit & Loss Account
If cost centres are enabled, press F7 to filter by Trip/Vehicle.
