One invoice · Five moments

Watch one invoice get itself paid.

Scroll. The invoice on the right walks itself from draft to a closed line in your books — without you opening a spreadsheet, picking up the phone, or typing a single number twice.

Invoice
INV-2026-0418
Draft
From
Lone Star Trailer Rental
2419 South Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
Bill to
Sarah Mitchell
24 Maple Lane
Austin, TX 78704
24ft Flatbed Rental
$285.00
Apr 18 — Apr 21 · 3 days @ $95.00/day
Subtotal$285.00
Tax (8.25%)$23.51
Total$308.51
Lifecycle1 / 5
DraftSentViewedPaidReconciled
Stage 01 · Draft

Generated automatically

Created the moment the booking was confirmed. Line items, tax, total — pulled from the rental. No retyping, no spreadsheet.

Apr 18 · 2:14 PM
Stage 02 · Sent

Emailed and texted

Sent to Sarah at 4:32 PM with a one-tap payment link. SMS receipt followed at 4:33 PM so it lives in two inboxes.

Apr 18 · 4:32 PM
Stage 03 · Viewed

Opened by the renter

Sarah opened the invoice eight minutes after it landed. You'll know the moment a customer starts ignoring you, instead of guessing.

Apr 18 · 4:40 PM
Stage 04 · Paid

Paid via card

$308.51 captured to your Stripe account. Card ending 4242, txn ch_3O8sZ…XYZ. Payout lands in your bank Apr 22.

Apr 18 · 4:51 PM
Stage 05 · Reconciled

Auto-matched to deposit

Matched to the Stripe payout that hit your bank Apr 22. Your accountant sees a closed loop. No manual entry, no month-end clean-up.

Apr 22 · 7:02 AM
Live preview · Invoice INV-2026-0418 · Lone Star Trailer Rental
The whole receivables desk

All your invoices, one screen.

Drill into any invoice from the lifecycle view. Filter by status, date range, or customer. Bulk-export a quarter for your accountant in one click — no manual collation, no Friday-afternoon scramble.

Unpaid surfaces at the top. Reconciled disappears off the dashboard into the archive. The work that needs you is the work you see.

app.trailerbase.io / invoices
Status: AllApr 1 — Apr 30All customers
Bulk:Export CSV ↓
INV-2026-0421Diane ParkApr 22
$486.00Draft
INV-2026-0420Mike RodriguezApr 21
$1,148.50Sent
INV-2026-0419Patricia HollowayApr 20
$612.00Viewed
INV-2026-0418Sarah MitchellApr 18
$308.51Paid
INV-2026-0417Jonathan VelasquezApr 17
$2,940.00Reconciled
Days sales outstanding · before
9 days
Average wait between sending an invoice and getting paid.
Days sales outstanding · after
2 days
After lifecycle automation handles the chase for you.
Manual entry costs
$0
Nothing to retype. Your accountant invoices fewer hours.
From the field
My month-end used to be a Sunday — chasing receipts, matching deposits, calling six customers about overdue invoices. Now it's a 20-minute review on Monday morning. The chase happens without me.
Hannah Reyes
Owner, Reyes Equipment Rental
FAQ

The questions operators ask first.

Can I customize the invoice template?

Yes. Add your logo, set the colors, edit the email and SMS copy, change the line-item labels. The structure (parties, line items, tax, total, lifecycle timeline) is fixed because it's the structure renters and accountants expect — but every word and every brand choice is yours.

Does it handle taxes for different states?

Yes. Tax rates are configured per pickup location. Cross-state rentals use the rate of the location the trailer leaves from, which matches how state agencies expect rental tax to be filed. If you're multi-state, every invoice ends up tagged with the right rate without you thinking about it.

How does payment work — do you take a cut?

TrailerBase uses Stripe for processing. Stripe charges the standard 2.9% + 30¢ per card transaction (less for ACH). TrailerBase itself does not take a cut of any payment — the money flows directly from your renter to your bank account.

Can I send invoices for things other than rentals?

Yes. Spin up a one-off invoice for damage charges, late fees, lost-equipment recovery, or any ad-hoc work. It uses the same lifecycle (sent → viewed → paid → reconciled), the same payment methods, and lands in the same archive. Not every dollar comes from a rental.

Does it integrate with QuickBooks or Xero?

QuickBooks Online integrates today — invoices, payments, refunds, and tax mappings all flow through automatically. Xero is in private beta with a handful of operators; we'll open it up broadly later this year. CSV export works for any other accounting software in the meantime.

What if a customer pays by check?

Mark it paid manually from the invoice screen with a memo line for the check number. The invoice still progresses through the lifecycle and reconciles against your bank deposit when it clears — your books stay clean even when the payment method is offline.

Get paid the day the trailer comes back.

Auto-invoicing, card and ACH on file, lifecycle automation through reconciliation. Connect Stripe and QuickBooks in two minutes.

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