Proof of delivery - (Your own form)

the receiver signs the BOL that shipper provides for you. to turn in to the broker. load is off your trailer and no longer your problem. what more do you need?

 

The provided BOL is enough. I usually highlight where they need to sign, because nobody wants to read anymore. And on a daily basis I have to ask they sign seal intact, and print their name. No big deal, just have to be vigilant and take your time. Usually guys are in a rush when it's paperwork time. I hold up the line at the window with the clerk and look over everything. Ask they fill more out if all they did was scribble their name on the back left corner of some random packing slip that was with the BOL.

 

Reminds me of Certainteed insulation loads I used to run to Menards. They had a whole page they wanted filled out by receiver and it was always someone trying to hand me the paperwork and run off. One guy was such a Gump I had to read each question out loud for him.

 

If the shipper provides a BOL, I make sure I have at least 2 copies. One the consignee signs for me and one they can have for their own records.

In Flatbedding there are often times where you will not get a BOL or any kind of paper work. You need to provide your own BOL, fill it out properly and then have the consignee/delivery sign and date it.

I've never had any issues.

Hurst:smt111

 

It's always a treat when you ask the shipper "do you have the paperwork for this load", and they say "what paperwork".

I end up making names up for half the articles on the trailer when it's specialized equipment for things like underwater boring, or structural pieces. It's always good to get a laugh out of the DOT listing a 5 piece bore head reconditioning die as a "pallet stretcher", and being able to point to it on the trailer at the scale house.

 

Lol, that's funny. What are some other ones you've used?

 

I've written just "Stuff" as the description before. LOL

Hurst:smt111

 

I have my own BOL but some brokers have a problem with it because it has my info up top, TQL made a big issue about it once I picked the load up at a job site, they did not have any paperwork couldn't even verify the del address. After sending in the paper work two weeks later I called to verify the paperwork sounded like everything was in order, two days later they called saying they didn't receive the POD.

From what I'm told the problem is my tickets are numbered, my BOL also state that any damage claims must be submitted within 24 hours of deliver and are also four page carbon copies so everyone gets a copy.

 

The company I work for, we use our own POD in addition to a BOL. We use them for pickups and delivery, if the customer refuses to sign at either end, we document it on the POD as CUSTOMER REFUSED TO SIGN. I haul intermodal so we rarely have a BOL for deliveries, the POS is what we use to bill our customer. On a pickup, we provide to them a copy of the POD and the BOL to get payment, and prevent discrepencies.