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Free Bill of Lading Generator

Fill in the fields and print a clean, straight bill of lading, or save it as a PDF. Everything runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded, stored, or shared. Below the form, a plain-English rundown of what a BOL must include.

Freight items

STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING

Original · Not Negotiable

BOL #: ____________

Date: ____________

PO #: ____________

Shipper (from)

 

 

Origin: ____________

Consignee (to)

 

 

Destination: ____________

Carrier: ____________

QtyDescription of articlesWeight (lb)
   
Total weight____________

RECEIVED, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this Bill of Lading, the property described above in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown), marked, consigned, and destined as indicated above.

Shipper signature / date

Carrier / driver signature / date

Prefer a template? Download it for Word or Excel

If your team fills BOLs in a document instead of a browser, grab the same layout as a free bill of lading template: download for Word (.docx) or download for Excel (.xlsx). The Excel version totals the weight column automatically. No email required.

Straight vs. negotiable bills of lading

This tool produces a straight (non-negotiable) BOL: freight consigned to a named party, which covers the overwhelming majority of truck and transload shipments. An order (negotiable) BOL, used when goods will be sold in transit, is a different legal instrument and usually comes from your carrier or bank. For the full rundown of the types, the fields, and how a BOL differs from a waybill and an invoice, see our guide to what a bill of lading is.

Where BOLs go wrong at terminals

At transload facilities, the BOL is where inventory accuracy is won or lost: the paper says one weight, the scale ticket says another, and the customer's records say a third. The failure mode isn't usually the document. It's the rekeying. Every manual copy from paper to spreadsheet to invoice is a chance to drift. That's why modern terminal software ingests the document itself: Rebulk's transload platform extracts car numbers, products, weights, and customers from BOLs and waybills automatically and ties them to railcar and inventory records.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bill of lading?

A bill of lading (BOL) is the legal shipping document between a shipper and a carrier: it acts as the receipt for the freight, the contract of carriage, and, in negotiable forms, the document of title. A straight (non-negotiable) BOL, the kind this generator produces, consigns freight to a named party.

What must a bill of lading include?

Shipper and consignee names and addresses, carrier, date, origin and destination, a description of the freight (quantity, packaging, weight), any special instructions or hazmat declarations, and signatures from the shipper and carrier at pickup.

Is this bill of lading generator really free?

Yes. It runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or stored anywhere. Fill it in, print it or save it as a PDF, and it's yours.

Can bills of lading be processed automatically?

Yes. Rebulk's transload platform extracts railcar numbers, products, weights, and customers from uploaded or emailed BOLs and waybills using AI, and ties each document to the right car and inventory record. No rekeying.

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