THE DOCK TALLY JOURNAL

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The face is one page. A second page lists more lines. You squint at the fine print at the bottom of the first page…

The package-type column says one unit. The stack in the trailer is the other. You’re hunched over the crumpled freight bill on the loading…

The Bill7 min read

The consignee is a neighbor in the same building. The freight is at your door. You hold the delivery receipt in one hand, the…

The Bill6 min read

A temperature is written on a bill for freight that is not in a reefer. The carrier driver is leaning against their truck cab…

The Bill6 min read

A line mentions pallets in and pallets out. You have not counted pallets yet. The lift truck idles 15 feet from the dock edge,…

The Bill6 min read

A notify party is named. It is not the consignee line. You’re standing by the open bay door, a rain-soaked less-than-truckload pro bill of…

The Bill6 min read

The title of the form is one of those two. You need to see which title you are holding. The pallet jack idles at…

The Bill7 min read

The commodity line is a short phrase. The cartons do not look like that phrase. You set the pallets of scuffed, unlabeled corrugate to…

The Bill6 min read

The bill names a door number. Your doors use a different set of numbers. You’re standing at the receiving bay edge, rain spotting the…

The Bill6 min read

A signature is in the driver block. You have not signed the consignee block. Rain streaks the passenger window of the idling semi 20…

The Bill6 min read

A cash-on-delivery amount is on the bill. No envelope of cash is with it. You flip the paper over to check for handwritten amendments…

The Bill6 min read

A second bill is stapled on top. You can still see the first one underneath. The corner of the original peeks out from under…