# Settlement Templates - Configure How Drivers See their Pay

Version 0.26.0, released 2025-09-08. Source: https://vektortms.com/releases/settlement-templates-configure-how-drivers-see-their-pay

> We’ve reengineered how driver and vendor settlements get styled and structured. Now you can pick from multiple PDF templates - and decide, line by line, what gets shown - based on driver type, vendor, or company and preview changes in Real-Time.

![Settlement Templates - Configure How Drivers See their Pay](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/215ae9f0-1f08-4959-8d62-084a16d2cdac.webp)

This lets you tailor settlements to your audience: simplified for drivers, detailed for owner operators. All in one place. All fast.

### What’s new?

- Configure settlement display settings by **driver type**
- New template selector for **driver**, **vendor**, and **company** P&L’s
- 14+ configurations: gross pay, miles, credits, fuel, tolls, extra stops, breakdowns
- **4 professional settlement styles**: Formal, Balanced, Visual, Visual Strict
- Preview and PDF load speeds have been significantly improved

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### Styles included

🖤 **Formal** - clean black & white, designed to be print optimized & PDFs  
⚖️ **Balanced** - our original template, minimal, compact, used as default; now fully configurable  
🎨 **Visual** - clear layout, color-coded for driver transparency  
🧩 **Visual Strict** - hybrid of visual style + balanced layout; most compact of all

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### How to use

[Watch the walkthrough](https://www.loom.com/embed/9d1df6958f824402a9d4b3eb1a7c1443?sid=0d6a25d9-642c-4040-981f-2c0d0b0d825c)

**1. Go to:**  
`Settings → Document Templates → Settlements`

**2. Pick a role:**  
Driver / Vendor / Company → `+ New Template`

**3. Choose configuration settings:**

- **Show Company Logo**
- **Show Miles**
- **Hide Vendor's Driver Name**
- **Show Gross Pay**
- **Show All Stops** (incl. mid‑route multistops)
- **Show Stop Time** (toggle between time or date)
- **Pay Breakdown** (e.g., loaded & empty miles)
- **Calculation Details** (formulas for qty × rate)
- **Extra Stop Items Only** (for cleaner display)

**4. Add extras (if supported by template):**

- **Breakdown: Credits / Debits / Fuel / Tolls**