A bill of lading is a form that is used often when dealing with cargo shipments that take place on ships; the bill is a receipt that shows exactly what type and how much merchandise is included in a shipping container. This bill is presented to the shipping company and is generally reviewed by both parties prior to the shipment being sent off to its intended destination. Once it arrives, that
. same bill of lading is given to the receiving party, and again reviewed to make sure that everything that was on the bill and shipped is still on the ship when it arrives. For those that are not familiar with a bill of lading or want to get more information, there are plenty of websites that offer free templates that one can download and utilize for personal use in the course of business. The website located at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/bill-of-lading-TC001018462.aspx offers a few different bill of lading templates that one can download for free. Another similar site is http://www.samplewords.com/bill-of-lading/. These sites are recommended for those that are familiar with filling out this type of form and need no additional explanation or guidance. If more background information is needed, the website found at http://www.biztree.com/Templates/Bill-of-Lading.html offers a short description of what the bill of lading is and how it is used in the course of business. It also has a template that the user can download for personal use. A similar website, that also offers some additional information along with a template the user can download can be found at http://www.nicetemplates.org/commercial-bill-of-lading-template.html. Both of these are good resources for someone that has very limited experience working with a bill of lading and might not know how to properly fill one out. Other resources where one can go to download a bill of lading in simple PDF format for immediate use are http://ltl.upsfreight.com/forms/docs/vics-bol1a.pdf and http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/shipdocs.htm. More Reference Links: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/bill-of-lading-TC001018462.aspx http://www.biztree.com/Templates/Bill-of-Lading.html
