Documents & records
Batch ticket (delivery ticket)
Also called: delivery ticket, concrete ticket, load ticket, ready-mix ticket
A batch ticket is the record that rides with each load of ready-mix concrete: the mix design, the quantity, the materials and water batched, the admixtures, and the time the load was batched and left the plant. It is the field's link between the concrete going into a member and the approved design it is supposed to be. Checked at the truck before placement, it confirms the right mix showed up and starts the clock that governs how long the load can be worked before it is too old to place.
Why it matters
The ticket is where a wrong or expired load gets caught before it goes in the forms. If the mix number does not match the design for that member, or the batch time means the concrete is past its working window, the placement stops at the ticket rather than becoming a low-strength member found in the cylinder breaks weeks later.
It is also the anti-tampering record on water. Adding water at the site to make a stiff load easier to place quietly cuts strength; the ticket documents the batched water and any authorized addition, so the mix that was actually placed is on the record.
How it shows up on site
Each truck's ticket checked against the approved mix and the pour, batch time noted against the working window, any added water recorded, and the tickets kept with the pour's slump, air and cylinder results as the placement record.
Standards it's verified against
Checklists that put batch ticket (delivery ticket) to work
Free, field-ready checklists, each with the photo every item needs before it can be submitted.
Related terms
- Batch plant inspectionChecking the concrete supplier's plant and mix production against the approved design before the concrete reaches the site.
- Test reportThe documented result of a test run on installed work or material, recording what was tested, how, and whether it met the criteria.
- Receiving inspectionThe check of materials and equipment when they arrive on site, confirming what showed up matches what was approved before it gets installed.
- Mill certificateThe manufacturer's certified record of a metal product's chemistry and mechanical properties, tying a delivered lot to a tested heat.
- Punch listThe running list of incomplete or defective work a contractor has to fix before an area is accepted and closed out.
- Nonconformance report (NCR)A formal record raised when installed work does not meet the drawings, specs or an accepted standard, and the plan to resolve it.
Knowing the term is step one. Proving it is the job.
RTI holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and the photos are attached, then chains the record so it can be proven untouched later.