Memo B/L: Unfreighted B/L with no charges listed.

Long Form B/L: B/L form with all Terms & Conditions written on it. Most B/L's are short form which incorporate the long form clauses by reference.

Intermodal B/L: B/L covering cargo moving via multimodal means. Also known as Combined Transport B/L, or Multimodal B/L.

House B/L: B/L issued by a freight forwarder or consolidator covering a single shipment containing the names, addresses and specific description of the goods shipped.

Hitchment B/L: B/L covering parts of a shipment which are loaded at more than one location. Hitchment B/L usually consists of two parts, hitchment and hitchment memo. The hitchment portion usually covers the majority of a divided shipment and carries the ...

Government B/L (GBL): A bill of lading issued by the U.S. government.

Stale B/L: A late B/L; in banking, a B/L which has passed the time deadline of the L/C and is void.

A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.

Freight B/L: A contract of carriage between a shipper and forwarder (who is usually a NVOCC); a non-negotiable document.

Corrected B/L: B/L requiring any update which results in money or other financially related changes.

Domestic B/L: Non-negotiable B/L primarily containing routing details; usually used by truckers and freight forwarders.

Duplicate B/L: Another original Bill of Lading set if first set is lost. also known as reissued B/L.

Express B/L: Non-negotiable B/L where there are no hard copies of originals printed.

Combined B/L: B/L that covers cargo moving over various transports.

Clean B/L: A B/L which bears no superimposed clause or notation which declares a defective condition of the goods and/or the packaging.

Canceled B/L: B/L status; used to cancel a processed B/L; usually per shipper's request; different from voided B/L.

B/L Terms & Conditions: the fine print on B/L; defines what the carrier can and cannot do, including the carrier's liabilities and contractual agreements.

B/L's Status: represents whether the bill of lading has been input, rated, reconciled, printed, or released to the customer.

B/L's Type: refers to the type of B/L being issued. Some examples are: a Memo (ME), Original (OBL), Nonnegotiable, Corrected (CBL) or Amended (AM) B/L.

Consolidated B/L: B/L combined or consolidated from two or more B/L's.