Straight answers

Six weeks from the day you sign up, with everything switched on and no card needed.

If you haven’t chosen a plan, your account becomes read-only: everyone can still sign in, see and export everything, but nothing new can be recorded. Choosing a plan unlocks it straight away, with your data as you left it.

Not straight away. After a trial ends without a plan, or after you cancel a paid plan, the account is kept read-only for 6 months. After that the data is deleted, and we warn the owner 30 days and 7 days before. Choosing a plan at any time before then unlocks it and cancels the deletion.

Dockets $49, Fleet & Safety $69 or Whole Yard $89 per truck a month, with monthly minimums of $149, $199 and $249. Every plan includes every feature and unlimited users.

You choose a plan and the number of trucks when you start paying. The monthly price is that number times the plan’s per-truck price, or the plan’s minimum if that’s higher.

Prices are in New Zealand dollars and exclude GST. GST is added only if Shedtally is registered for GST. It isn’t yet, so no GST is charged today. If that changes, you’ll get tax invoices.

The first 10 transport firms we invite get $49 a truck a month, locked for 24 months. Founding places are by invitation only. You can apply from the pricing page.

No setup fee and no fixed term. You pay monthly and can cancel any time.

The owner cancels from Plan & billing in the app. Your plan ends at the end of the billing month, then the account becomes read-only for 6 months: you can still see and export everything, and choosing a plan unlocks it. After that the data is deleted, with warnings 30 days and 7 days before.

Your records, photos and backups are stored in Microsoft Azure’s New Zealand North region, in Auckland. A few services run elsewhere (for example, the app’s screens are delivered from Microsoft’s global network); our security page lists them.

Every night, to separate, write-protected storage in Auckland. Deleted files are recoverable for 30 days.

No. Every request is checked against your company’s own ID, and an automated test tries to read one company’s data from another before every release. The release is blocked if it gets through.

Yes. Owners can export everything at any time, including while the account is read-only.

Owners and admins use two-factor sign-in with an authenticator app, never text messages. We never sell your data or use it to train AI.

No app store. Shedtally opens in the phone’s browser and installs to the home screen in two taps. See Get the app.

Dockets and other records are saved on the phone when there’s no signal, and sent when it comes back.

Send each person an invite link or show them a QR code. They sign in on their own phone and get the screens for their role.

No. A subbie gets a link to a single job, which they can see and complete without an account or an app.

Yes. Connect your Xero organisation in setup to bring your customers across. Each night Shedtally reads your bank balance, monthly profit and loss and what you billed each customer. It’s read-only and never changes anything in Xero.

Yes, two ways. Drop in an EROAD Depot export (or Teletrac Navman, Smartrak or Coretex), or paste your own EROAD API key so odometers come in daily. The direct connection is a beta: it’s live, but not yet tested with a customer’s own key.

Email sebboardman00@icloud.com. We reply within one working day.

No. Hours in Shedtally are for payroll. Drivers must still keep their NZTA logbook or an approved electronic logbook.