Uniform Bill of Lading - Explained
What is a Uniform Bill of Lading?
Written by Jason Gordon
Updated at June 26th, 2021
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What is a Uniform Bill of Lading?How is a Uniform Bill of Lading Used?Academic Research for Uniform Bill Of LadingWhat is a Uniform Bill of Lading?
A uniform bill of lading refers to a contract or an agreement between two consenting parties which states how a property, goods, or cargo will be transported. The exporter and the carrier are the two parties involved in the contract. Included in a uniform bill of lading are shipping information, details of the shipper, the departure and destination, transport time or schedule, the terms of carrier liability, and other basic information. Furthermore, how exporters or owners can file a claim for a damaged shipment is contained in the uniform bill of lading.
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How is a Uniform Bill of Lading Used?
In the United States, the uniform bill of lading was passed and enacted by the Uniform Law Commission in 1909.
Aside from providing basic information about the shipment, the uniform bill of lading also serves as an evidence that the goods are delivered to the receiver and the bill signed by the recipient upon delivery.
As stated in the bill of lading, the carrier is liable for any loss or damage that happens to the goods in the process of transporting them to the recipient.
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 1005, Section 14706, allows bill of lading to be used as a legal document in freight disputes.
Academic Research for Uniform Bill Of Lading
- [PDF] The Uniform Bill of Lading, Duncan, C. S. (1917). The Uniform Bill of Lading. Journal of Political Economy, 25(7), 679-703.
- CIDIP-VI: Difficulties and Achievements regarding an Inter-American Uniform Through Bill of Lading for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, de Aguirre, C. F. (2002). CIDIP-VI: Difficulties and Achievements regarding an Inter-American Uniform Through Bill of Lading for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. Unif. L. Rev. ns, 7, 775. [PDF]
- Carriers-Uniform Bill of Lading-Usual Place of Delivery, Buer, R. J. (1936). Carriers-Uniform Bill of Lading-Usual Place of Delivery. Marquette Law Review, 20(4), 198.
- THE UNIFORM BILL OF LADING., KNAPP, C. THE UNIFORM BILL OF LADING.
- Motor Carrier Receivables and Section 7 of the Uniform Bill of Lading, Salter, L. M. (1969). Motor Carrier Receivables and Section 7 of the Uniform Bill of Lading. Com. LJ, 74, 94.
- Goods Shipped Under Uniform Order Bill of Lading Not Subject to Attachment While in Possession of Railroad, Crowder, C. V., & Rep, S. E. Goods Shipped Under Uniform Order Bill of Lading Not Subject to Attachment While in Possession of Railroad.
- Origin, Development and Functions of the Uniform Domestic Bill of Lading, Strange, R. W. (1928). Origin, Development and Functions of the Uniform Domestic Bill of Lading. American Bar Association Journal, 14(7), 378-383.
- favor of a particular shipper to permit actual knowledge by a carrier to sub-stitute for written notice of a claim as required by the uniform bill of lading, where the carrier , GENERAL, I. In Hopper Paper Co. v. Baltimore and Ohio R. Co.(USCA 7), 178 F 2d 179, it was held not to be discrimination in favor of a particular shipper to permit actual knowledge by a carrier to sub-stitute for written notice of a claim as required by the uniform bill of lading, where the carrier sought to avoid the payment of a claim.
- Multimodal Transportation: An American Perspective on Carrier Liability and Bill of Lading Issues, Wood, S. G. (1998). Multimodal Transportation: An American Perspective on Carrier Liability and Bill of Lading Issues. Am. J. Comp. L. Supp., 46, 403.
- The Bill of Lading as Collateral Security under Federal Laws, Thulin, F. (1918). The Bill of Lading as Collateral Security under Federal Laws. Michigan Law Review, 16(6), 402-420.