Free Bill of Lading Generator

The bill of lading (BOL) is the contract between the shipper and the carrier, the receipt for the freight, and the paper the driver signs at pickup. It says who is shipping, who is receiving, what the freight is, how many pieces, the weight and class, and who pays the freight charges.

The shipper, before the truck arrives. When DTS arranges a shipment, we prepare the BOL for you from the quote, with the carrier and pro number already on it. This generator is for the times you need one yourself, or a blank one to fill in by hand.

Prepaid: the shipper pays the freight charges. Collect: the consignee pays. Third party: someone else pays, such as a vendor, the buyer or the logistics company handling the freight, and their name and address go in the bill-to box so the carrier invoices them.

LTL carriers price by freight class, so put the class on every line. Since the NMFC changes of July 19, 2025, most freight is classed by density, and the generator estimates each line's class from its size and weight. Add the NMFC item number if you know it. A wrong class is the most common reason for a reclass charge after pickup.

You can mark a line as hazardous and add the 24-hour emergency response number, but a hazmat line also needs the proper shipping name, UN number, hazard class and packing group in its description, as 49 CFR 172 requires. Call us before you ship hazmat and we will make sure the paperwork and the carrier are right.

It is kept only in your own browser, so the form is still filled in when you come back. Nothing you type is sent to DTS unless you choose to send the shipment to our quote form.

Choose Print or save as PDF, then pick Save as PDF as the printer. The bill of lading fits on one US Letter page.