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The Tally

Read practical articles on pallet counts, carton counts, receiving tallies and differences between recorded quantities.

You counted pallets. The bill asked for cartons. You’re hunched over the freight bill on the edge of the dock counter, rain spotting the…

The Tally7 min read

The driver is gone. Your first total does not match the bill. The bay door rumbles to a close half a foot from your…

The Tally6 min read

The scale printed a ticket. The tally has its own weight line. You hold both slips side by side, the crinkled thermal edge of…

The Tally6 min read

One carton has no label. You have not decided which row it belongs on. Fork trucks beep two bays over, rain streaks the overhead…

The Tally6 min read

One pallet has more than one item. The tally row is still a single line. You prop the freight document flat on the edge…

The Tally7 min read

The seal is already open. You have not started the tally. The driver stands off to your left, holding their delivery manifest and scrolling…

The Tally6 min read

The seal is in your hand. The bill has a seal number. You cross-reference the number printed in black ink on the bill of…

The Tally6 min read

You have more pieces than the bill. The tally total is still the old number. A half pallet of unmarked corrugated boxes sits at…

The Tally6 min read

Your count is lower than the piece count on the bill. The sheet is still in your hand. The semi-truck driver is scrolling on…

The Tally6 min read

The sheet has a carton column and a pallet column. You have been counting one of them. The freight behind you is half unloaded,…

The Tally7 min read

The last carton is on the dock. The tally sheet is not totaled yet. The air around you still smells like diesel and corrugated…