Bill Of Lading

The BOL video shows how to search for a Bill of Lading as well as how to create one. Additionally, the Navigation and Actions tabs are discussed, reviewing each of their features.

Through Bluestreak BoL (Bill of Lading), you can generate a standard “straight BoL” for a trucking firm or a less formal one for customers.  It can be a ‘manual’ BoL or ‘shippers’ can be added to the BoL. A Shipper (in Order>Shipments) will have a link to the BoL it is on, and will be marked as “delivered”. 

Bluestreak provides a detailed list of a shipment of parts in the form of a receipt given by the carrier to the person consigning the goods at the predetermined destination.  This document must accompany the shipped goods, no matter the form of transportation, and must be signed by an authorized representative from the carrier, shipper and receiver.

Most organizations require a BoL, which acts as both a receipt and as evidence in supporting a previous contract, such as an Order or a booking with a carrier, showing the what, where, when and how of a delivery.  A completed BoL legally shows that the carrier has received the freight as described and is obligated to deliver that freight in good condition to the consignee.

The information in the BoL is critical to business operations, as it directs the actions of personnel all along the route of the shipment; where it is going, the piece count, how it’s billed, and how it’s to be handled on the dock, truck and trailers.  It could be on a prepaid or collect basis.