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Bill of Lading Generator
Fill in a straight bill of lading and download it as a PDF with signature blocks for the shipper, driver, and receiver.
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Shipment total
38,950 lb
22 handling units · 1,216 packages
- BOL #
- 900215
- Ship date
- Sep 28, 2026
- From
- Valley Harvest Foods
- To
- Sierra Grocers Distribution Center
- Freight charges
- Third party
- Hazmat lines
- 0
Items 49 CFR 373.101 lists
- Shipper (consignor) and consignee namesIncluded
- Origin and destinationIncluded
- Number of packagesIncluded
- Description of freightIncluded
- WeightIncluded
Weight is required when it's used to rate the freight.
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Show the math
Handling units
Add the handling units on every line
20 + 2 = 22
Packages
Add the packages on every line
1,120 + 96 = 1,216
Weight
Add the weight on every line
36,800 + 2,150 = 38,950 lb
The totals row on the PDF is the sum of each column. Check the weight against the scale ticket if you scaled the load, and write any shortage or damage on the BOL before the receiver signs it. Once it's signed clean, a claim gets harder.
How this calculator works
Totals = the sum of handling units, packages, and weight across every commodity line.
Under 49 CFR 373.101, a for-hire motor carrier has to issue a receipt or bill of lading for property it takes for interstate transportation. The BOL must show the names of the consignor and consignee, the origin and destination points, the number of packages, a description of the freight, and the weight, volume, or measurement of the freight if that's used to rate it. The check beside the result shows whether each of those is filled in.
A straight bill of lading consigns the freight to a named consignee and can't be negotiated, meaning it can't be signed over to someone else to transfer ownership of the goods (49 U.S.C. 80103(b)). That's the kind almost every truckload and LTL shipment moves on.
Freight terms. Prepaid means the shipper pays the freight bill, collect means the consignee pays, and third party means someone else, usually the broker or the shipper's logistics company, gets the bill. Put their name and address on the BOL when you pick third party.
Hazmat. If anything on the load is a hazardous material, the shipping paper also has to meet 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart C. This form marks hazmat lines in an HM column and prints an emergency response phone number and the shipper's certification. It does not check the hazmat description itself, so use the shipper's own hazmat shipping papers when they provide them.
Keep a copy. Part 373.101 says to keep the BOL information as prescribed in 49 CFR Part 379. Its schedule lists copies of bills of lading at one year (Appendix A to Part 379).