Delivery records

How to Check a Ready-Mix Delivery Ticket Against Your Order

Keep delivery records tied to the confirmed order and follow up on missing or inconsistent information.

Match the ticket to the confirmed order

Use the supplier's ticket together with the order confirmation and project documents. Compare the identifying details and the product or mix designation shown on those records. Ticket layouts and field names can differ, so check the information the supplier actually provides rather than assuming every ticket contains the same fields.

Record each load and its stated quantity

Keep each ticket with the project records. Note the quantity and unit shown for each delivery, along with any load, date, or time identifiers provided. Add quantities only after confirming that they use compatible units; if you convert units, record the conversion next to the original figure. Compare the resulting total with the confirmed order and ask the supplier to explain any difference before treating the records as reconciled.

Follow up on differences

Contact the supplier and the person responsible for the project when an identifier, quantity, or other order detail is missing or inconsistent. Do not edit a ticket or treat a paperwork comparison as a concrete-quality test, yield test, or approval of the mix for the project.

This guide is for organizing delivery records. Project acceptance, sampling, and testing follow the applicable project documents and procedures.

A ticket review is not a yield test

The ticket records supplier and batch information; comparing it with the order does not measure the yield of the fresh concrete or establish why a completed form may need more concrete than estimated. NRMCA explains that fresh-concrete yield is determined from batch weight and measured density of representative fresh-concrete samples, not from the calculated dimensions of the finished member. An apparent shortfall can also involve estimated dimensions, over-excavation, spillage, form movement, or other placement conditions. If a yield discrepancy is suspected, follow the applicable project and testing procedures with the supplier and responsible project personnel.