BOL — Bill of Lading
A bill of lading is the contract of carriage issued at pickup — it records what is being shipped, who is shipping it, where it is going, and on what terms the carrier accepts it.
In plain terms.
It is three things at once: a receipt for the freight, a contract between shipper and carrier, and a description of the goods that customs and consignees rely on. It is created at pickup, travels with the load, and is signed at delivery to become the proof of delivery.
Because it is a contract, what is written on it matters later. Weights, piece counts, commodity descriptions and any noted damage are the reference point in a claim, and a cross-border shipment inherits those details into its customs filing. A bill of lading typed carelessly at six in the morning becomes a customs discrepancy at the border and a disputed claim months afterwards.
Who deals with it
Produced by the carrier or shipper at pickup, signed by the driver, and signed again by the receiver at delivery.
When it shows up
At pickup, before the freight moves.
What goes wrong
Details that do not match the freight or the customs filing — piece counts, weight, commodity — which surface at the border or in a claim rather than at the dock.
How Lanexa handles it.
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