Record · Do not diagnose by assumption

Build the equipment record before you choose the response.

Record the asset, maintenance basis, signal, qualified finding, action, outcome, cost, and downtime as separate facts. Unknown stays Unknown. A code or symptom never becomes a diagnosis because the form is complete.

Core rule

Signal → finding → action → outcome. If one step is missing, leave it missing. Do not let the next step rewrite the one before it.

Stores
Only after you choose Save on This Device.
Does not collect
VIN, plate, driver, policy, account, or contact data.
Does not decide
Roadworthiness, diagnosis, repair authorization, or provider fit.
Canonical key
Equipment Record v1 · this browser only.
Your evidence
Use an invoice, work order, inspection, written term, manufacturer source, or your clearly labeled estimate.
Your device
The working form is not submitted. Saved records stay in this browser’s local storage.
Your boundary
An existing stop-use, out-of-service, recall, or qualified repair instruction is never overridden here.

Equipment record

Record only what the current evidence supports.

01Record scopeAsset + current job›

Start with one asset and one current record. A tractor and trailer are separate assets even when they work together.

What job are you recording?· required
Use the date these facts were last checked—not the date you hope to act.
This asks about an instruction already given. HSHQ does not decide whether the equipment is safe to operate.
02Asset factsIdentity without sensitive identifiers›

Year, make, model, and meter reading help anchor maintenance and repair evidence. Do not enter a VIN, plate, account number, or driver information.

03Maintenance baselineSource + service record›

HSHQ does not invent one universal maintenance interval. Record the schedule source you actually use and the service evidence you can produce.

This is your declaration from the schedule you identified. HSHQ does not supply a default interval.
04Signal and qualified findingKeep them separate›
05Action and outcomeWhat happened next›
06Documented operating consequenceCost + downtime without invention›

Record an actual invoice, written estimate, or clearly labeled estimate. Downtime is time—not automatically lost revenue. Page 2 does not calculate repair-vs-replace.

Equipment path

The Record owns the facts. Later pages may read them; they may not rewrite them.

Page 1 · Diagnose

Equipment Desk

Routes the job without creating a finding.

Page 2 · RecordYou are here

Condition & Maintenance Record

This page owns the canonical Equipment record.

Page 3 · Decide

Decision Center

Reads the accepted record and identifies the defensible next move.

Page 4 · Compare

Equipment Providers

Compares same-lane providers only after the job is defined.

Educational equipment record support only. HaulSmarterHQ does not diagnose equipment, determine roadworthiness, authorize repairs, certify compliance, interpret a warranty or lease as legal advice, or replace a qualified technician, inspector, manufacturer procedure, emergency service, or responsible authority. Follow any existing stop-use, out-of-service, recall, safety, or repair instruction that applies.