When I set Quickbooks to automatically track my mileage it never works in the morning on the way to a job but then sporadically works during the day?

I have some troubleshooting steps for you, @kitbolton, so your device track trips accurately.

We can review the general location settings on your phone or tablet to ensure that the QuickBooks mobile app can run in the background. Since it only tracks trips when it's open and active on your screen.

To check your device location settings, see the below steps:

On iOS (iPhone and iPad):

1. Go to your iPhone or iPad's Settings.
2. Scroll down and select the QuickBooks app.
3. Select Location. 
4. Choose Always.
5. Turn on the Motion & Fitness, Background App Refresh, and Cellular Data options.
6. Close your settings.
7. If you see a message about background location use, select Always Allow. Note: Don’t select the While Using the App, or Only While Using options. These prevent the app from tracking your mileage consistently.

On Android (phone or tablet):

• Use Google's steps to ensure QuickBooks can run in the background since Android devices have slightly different operating systems and the steps vary by device.

For more troubleshooting steps in resolving mileage tracking issues, please proceed to Step 3 to Step 9 of this article: Fix mileage tracking issues in the QuickBooks Online mobile app.

In addition, for those trips that wasn't track automatically, you can manually record them on a web browser.

Keep me posted how things go on your end. I'd be glad to help you further. Keep safe.