[jefftk]

This is not correct. A business this big would definitely be using accrual accounting (not cash) which generally means you count the revenue when the actual ownerships transfers to the buyer. Since the truck was operated by the seller, the transfer of ownership is almost certainly counted as when the buyer receives the goods.

[FateOfNations]

Rewrite the anecdote with the truck racing to the supplier to make the pickup on time.