Trucks MUST be assigned for the entire pay period.
If you are ending the current week on Jan 10, the driver MUST be assigned to the truck on Jan 3rd or before in order for The Truckers Helper program to see the assignment.
From Payroll document the Starting Date (located at the top right).
Display the Payroll Setup window as outlined in About Payroll.
Click
the Assign Truck
button located on the Payroll Setup toolbar. The Truck
Assignment dialog box is displayed.

From the Truck Assignment dialog box verify that the Date is before the Starting Date displayed in Payroll.
Note: The Start Date in the Truck Assignment dialog box MUST be before the Starting Date in Payroll or you receive an error message dialog indicating "The Truck Is Not Assigned".