diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index 8e3dacc3..68f469f3 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         'created',
         'created_by',
         'status_code',
+        'truck_dump_status',
         'rowcount',
         'order_quantities_known',
         'complete',
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         'invoice_total',
         'credits',
         'status_code',
+        'truck_dump_status',
     ]
 
     row_form_fields = [
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         'invoice_unit_cost',
         'invoice_total',
         'status_code',
+        'truck_dump_status',
         'claims',
         'credits',
     ]
@@ -290,9 +293,9 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
 
     def get_instance_title(self, batch):
         title = super(ReceivingBatchView, self).get_instance_title(batch)
-        if batch.truck_dump:
+        if batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
             title = "{} (TRUCK DUMP PARENT)".format(title)
-        elif batch.truck_dump_batch:
+        elif batch.is_truck_dump_child():
             title = "{} (TRUCK DUMP CHILD)".format(title)
         return title
 
@@ -318,30 +321,32 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         if self.allow_truck_dump:
 
             # truck_dump
-            if self.creating:
-                f.remove_field('truck_dump')
-            elif batch.truck_dump_batch:
+            if self.creating or not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
                 f.remove_field('truck_dump')
             else:
                 f.set_readonly('truck_dump')
 
             # truck_dump_children_first
-            if self.creating or not batch.truck_dump:
+            if self.creating or not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
                 f.remove_field('truck_dump_children_first')
 
             # truck_dump_children
-            if self.viewing:
-                if batch.truck_dump:
-                    f.set_renderer('truck_dump_children', self.render_truck_dump_children)
-                else:
-                    f.remove_field('truck_dump_children')
+            if self.viewing and batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
+                f.set_renderer('truck_dump_children', self.render_truck_dump_children)
             else:
                 f.remove_field('truck_dump_children')
 
             # truck_dump_ready
-            if self.creating or not batch.truck_dump:
+            if self.creating or not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
                 f.remove_field('truck_dump_ready')
 
+            # truck_dump_status
+            if self.creating or not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
+                f.remove_field('truck_dump_status')
+            else:
+                f.set_readonly('truck_dump_status')
+                f.set_enum('truck_dump_status', model.PurchaseBatch.STATUS)
+
             # truck_dump_batch
             if self.creating:
                 f.replace('truck_dump_batch', 'truck_dump_batch_uuid')
@@ -356,9 +361,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
                 batch_values.insert(0, ('', "(please choose)"))
                 f.set_widget('truck_dump_batch_uuid', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=batch_values))
                 f.set_label('truck_dump_batch_uuid', "Truck Dump Parent")
-            elif batch.truck_dump:
-                f.remove_field('truck_dump_batch')
-            elif batch.truck_dump_batch:
+            elif batch.is_truck_dump_child():
                 f.set_readonly('truck_dump_batch')
                 f.set_renderer('truck_dump_batch', self.render_truck_dump_batch)
             else:
@@ -375,6 +378,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
                             'truck_dump_children_first',
                             'truck_dump_children',
                             'truck_dump_ready',
+                            'truck_dump_status',
                             'truck_dump_batch')
 
         # invoice_file
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         Delete all data (files etc.) for the batch.
         """
         truck_dump = batch.truck_dump_batch
-        if batch.truck_dump:
+        if batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
             for child in batch.truck_dump_children:
                 self.delete_instance(child)
         super(ReceivingBatchView, self).delete_instance(batch)
@@ -514,7 +518,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         View for adding a child batch to a truck dump, from invoice file.
         """
         batch = self.get_instance()
-        if not batch.truck_dump:
+        if not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
             self.request.session.flash("Batch is not a truck dump: {}".format(batch))
             return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch))
         if batch.executed:
@@ -732,12 +736,12 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
 
         # truck_dump
         if not self.creating:
-            if not batch.truck_dump:
+            if not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
                 f.remove_field('truck_dump')
 
         # department
         if not self.creating:
-            if batch.truck_dump:
+            if batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
                 f.remove_field('department')
 
     def configure_row_grid(self, g):
@@ -764,6 +768,12 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
                     delete = g.main_actions.pop()
                     g.more_actions.append(delete)
 
+        # truck_dump_status
+        if not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
+            g.hide_column('truck_dump_status')
+        else:
+            g.set_enum('truck_dump_status', model.PurchaseBatchRow.STATUS)
+
     def transform_unit_url(self, row, i):
         # grid action is shown only when we return a URL here
         if self.row_editable(row):
@@ -841,6 +851,13 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         else:
             f.remove_field('claims')
 
+        # truck_dump_status
+        if self.creating or not batch.is_truck_dump_parent():
+            f.remove_field('truck_dump_status')
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('truck_dump_status')
+            f.set_enum('truck_dump_status', model.PurchaseBatchRow.STATUS)
+
     def render_parent_row_claims(self, row, field):
         items = []
         for claim in row.claims: