A free, fillable short-form bill of lading. Fill it in here and print it or save it as a PDF, or print it blank to fill in by hand. Nothing you type leaves your browser, and there is no sign-up.
Received subject to the carrier's rules, rates and terms in effect on the date of this bill of lading. For hazardous materials, add the shipping description and the 24-hour emergency response phone number 49 CFR Part 172 requires.
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Fill in the shipment
Add the BOL number, date and carrier, then the PRO, trailer and seal numbers if you have them. The shipper's reference or PO number helps the receiver match the freight to their order.
Add who ships, who receives and who pays
Ship from is the shipper, ship to is the consignee. Fill in Bill freight charges to only when a third party, such as a broker or 3PL, pays the freight bill.
Describe what is shipped
One line per kind of freight: handling units and their type, weight, a plain description, and the NMFC item and class for LTL freight. Mark HM on any line with hazardous materials.
Print, sign and hand it over
Print it or save it as a PDF. The shipper and the driver sign at pickup; the consignee signs at delivery, and that signed copy is the proof of delivery.
A bill of lading (BOL) is the document that goes with a shipment. It is the carrier's receipt for the freight, it records what was shipped, from whom and to whom, and it sets out the terms the freight moves under. A straight bill of lading is not negotiable: the freight is delivered to the consignee named on it.
Usually the shipper prepares it, the driver checks the freight against it and signs at pickup, and the consignee signs it at delivery. Brokers and carriers often send their own BOL form; this template works when nobody has one.
The proof of delivery is the bill of lading, or a delivery receipt, signed by the consignee when the freight arrives, with any shortages or damage noted. Carriers attach it to the invoice to get paid.
For LTL freight, yes: LTL carriers price by class, and a missing or wrong class leads to a reclass and a higher bill. For a full truckload priced by the load, the class is usually left blank.
Mark the line HM and include the proper shipping description and the 24-hour emergency response phone number that 49 CFR Part 172 requires on shipping papers. Check the full hazmat rules before you ship.
Bill the load with the free trucking invoice template, or see how Yolda's trucking accounting software keeps the BOL and POD with each load and invoices it.