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What is a bill of lading?

It's the contract and the receipt for your things in one document.

Read it before you sign on loading day: the price or estimate, the pickup and delivery dates, and the valuation you chose should all be on it.

Keep your own copy with you, not in a box.

Source: FMCSA · Checked October 2026

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