Bill of lading

The Bill of Lading (BOL) is a document that provides inventory processing information through the supply chain to a carrier, customer, and shipper.

Table 1. Bill of lading for shipment, SHIP FROM
Fields
Name	The company that is shipping the product.
Address	The street address of the shipper.
City/State/ZIP	The city, state, and zip code of the shipper.
SID#	The shipment ID number applied by the shipper to this shipment.
FOB	Indicates the FOB freight term used for the shipment.
Bill of Lading Number	The bill of lading number created by the shipper to identify the shipment.

Table 2. Bill of lading for shipment, SHIP TO
Fields
Location #	The location number assigned to the ship to address of the consignee.
Name	The company where the product has to shipped.
Address	The address of the company.
City/State/ZIP	The city, state, and zip code of the company.
CID#	The consignee ID number applied by the consignee to this shipment.
FOB	Indicates the FOB freight term used for the shipment.
CARRIER NAME	The carrier picking up the shipment.
Trailer number	The trailer number of the shipment. The trailer number is used if the truckload carrier hauls the shipment.
Seal numbers	The seal number of the shipment. The seal number is used if the shipment is full truckload from the origin to destination.
SCAC	The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) assigned to identify the carrier.
Pro number	The Pro number assigned by the carrier to track the shipment. The pro number is used if an LTL carrier hauls the shipment.

Table 3. Bill of lading for shipment, THIRD PARTY FREIGHT CHARGES BILL TO
Fields
Name	The third party to whom the charges are billed, if applicable.
Address	The address of the third party.
City/State/ZIP	The city, state, and zip code of the third party.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS	Special instructions associated with the carrier. For example, appointment number, date and delivery instructions. Note: Only 4 underlying BOL numbers are printed.
Freight Charge Terms	Indicates which third party is invoiced and is responsible for payment of the freight invoice.
Prepaid	The prepaid charges for the freight paid by the shipper from origin to the consignee's dock.
Collect	The charges collected for the freight from the consignee from origin to the dock of the consignee.
3rd Party	The freight charges paid by the third party from the origin to the dock of the consignee.
Master Bill of Lading	Indicates whether a BOL is attached.

Table 4. Bill of lading for shipment, CUSTOMER ORDER INFORMATION
Fields
CUSTOMER ORDER NUMBER	The number generated by the customer to identify the order.
CUST# PKGS	The number of individual packages or cartons on the shipment that has quantity associated with the customer order.
WEIGHT	The weight associated with the CUST# PKGS.
PALLET	Indicates if the product is shipped as pallets.
ADDITIONAL SHIPPER INFO	Any additional information about the customer order, if any.
GRAND TOTAL	The grand total and weight across all customer orders.

Table 5. Bill of lading for shipment, CARRIER INFORMATION
Fields
HANDLING UNIT
QTY	The quantity associated with the type of package being handled. This refers to the pallet or carton being packed.
TYPE	The type of handling unit. For example, pallets or cartons.
PACKAGE
QTY	The number of packages in the handling unit. This refers to the number of cartons in a pallet (handling unit) or number of units in a carton (handling unit).
TYPE	The unit type associated with the package. For example, cartons in a pallet or units (EACH) in a carton.
WEIGHT	The weight associated with the package quantity.
H.M (X)	Indicates if there is any hazardous material (HM) in the package.
LTL ONLY
NMFC #	The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) number associated with the commodity classification.
CLASS	The freight class associated with the commodity classification.
COD Amount	The amount to be collected when shipment is delivered, referred to as COD - Collect (Cash) on Delivery.
Fee Terms	The fee terms associated with the shipment. For example, collect or prepaid.
Customer check acceptable	Indicates if checks are accepted for collect or COD shipments.