Keeping the Correct Bill of Lading Copy with the Load Record
Several copies are in the set. One of them stays with you. You’re standing at bay 4, the edge of the bill stack crinkling…
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The Bill
Understand bills of lading, shipment identifiers, addresses and the details recorded on freight documents.
Accessorial Entries Beneath the Freight Rate: What to Compare
Liftgate or inside delivery is written under the rate. You are still at the door. The driver leans against their rig’s step, waiting for…
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A Continuation Sheet That Conflicts with the Main Bill
The face is one page. A second page lists more lines. You squint at the fine print at the bottom of the first page…
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Cartons or Pallets: Reading the Package-Type Field
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…
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A Bill Addressed to Another Company in the Same Building
The consignee is a neighbor in the same building. The freight is at your door. You hold the delivery receipt in one hand, the…
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A Temperature Note on a Dry-Freight Bill: Clarifying the Entry
A temperature is written on a bill for freight that is not in a reefer. The carrier driver is leaning against their truck cab…
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A Pallet Exchange Note: Comparing the Bill and Receiving Record
A line mentions pallets in and pallets out. You have not counted pallets yet. The lift truck idles 15 feet from the dock edge,…
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Reading the Notify-Party Field on a Bill of Lading
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…
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Straight and Order Bills: Identifying the Document Type
The title of the form is one of those two. You need to see which title you are holding. The pallet jack idles at…
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Comparing the Commodity Description with Visible Carton Labels
The commodity line is a short phrase. The cartons do not look like that phrase. You set the pallets of scuffed, unlabeled corrugate to…
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A Nonexistent Dock Door on the Bill: Checking the Destination
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…
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A Driver Signature Already on the Bill: Checking Its Context
A signature is in the driver block. You have not signed the consignee block. Rain streaks the passenger window of the idling semi 20…
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