Each bill of lading, via paper or electronic means, shall show at a minimum the following information:
- 1. The name of issuing carrier;
- 2. The date the shipment was received by the carrier;
- 3. The name and address of the consignor/shipper;
- 4. The points of origin and destination;
- 5. The name and address of the consignee/receiver;
- 6. Declaration of valuation (motor carriers of household goods);
- 7. The weight by certified public scale, volume, or measurement of the property tendered and received for transportation according to the lawfully applicable rates and charges shown separately by classification;
- 8. If it relates to a C.O.D. shipment, the amount of the C.O.D. and the name of the individual, corporation, or association who is actually to pay the C.O.D.;
- 9. Public Service Commission identification number;
- 10. Financial responsibility information as to insurance coverages;
- 11. The number of the bill of lading, as numbered consecutively in each motor carrier’s own series at the time of printing;
- 12. Any accessorial or additional service charges in detail, giving size, and kind of equipment, the number of men and total hours of extra labor, and equipment services provided;
- 13. Rate per hundred weight or rate per hour, whichever is applicable (motor carriers of household goods);
- 14. Base liability amount of the carrier for its cargo; and
- 15. Signature of cosignor/shipper.
HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1993; State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 5, eff May 23, 2008; SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5242, eff May 23, 2025.