A system and method is provided to track and log the distance traveled by
a vehicle during a trip and other expenditures related to the trip. The
system is capable of categorizing the trip as business or pleasure. In
one embodiment, a tracking device receives global positioning data and/or
distance data from the vehicle's odometer. The system receives and stores
travel data such as voice, geographic location, receipts, time, date,
notes, pictures, etc. to provide verification for the purpose of the
trip. In one configuration, the system queries the user for verification
data at various intervals such as when the user starts the trip or when
the motion of the vehicle has stopped for a predetermined length of time.
The system can display the trip information to the user and allow the
user to output the travel data to another device such as a printer and/or
a third party, etc.