No BOL

Can you back that up with a regulation please?

 

Section 373 in the FMCSA rules....Too many pages to post but it is in there.

 

Google it

 

That the carrier must have/issue one. Not that the driver must have one in their possession.

 

Not sure the regulation number but here is part of the JJ keller interpertation straight off the JJ website.

"The bill of lading is an active record that must remain with the shipment. Until the carrier delivers the shipment to the consignee, the bill of lading should remain in the possession of the driver responsible for the shipment. After delivery, the carrier must retain bills of lading for at least one year after their creation date"

 

JJ Keller is as full of crap as the lunch counter. Ever watched some of their videos?

I'd still like to see a regulation on it.

Btw, legal or not I drove for a company for three years delivering stuff between stores, half that time the only bols that existed were if there was hazmatinvolved.

 

§373.101 For-hire, non-exempt motor carrier bills of lading.
Every motor carrier subject to §373.100 shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property tendered for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce containing the following information:

(a) Names of consignor and consignee.

(b) Origin and destination points.

(c) Number of packages.

(d) Description of freight.

(e) Weight, volume, or measurement of freight (if applicable to the rating of the freight).

The carrier shall keep a record of this information as prescribed in 49 CFR part 379.

[55 FR 11198, Mar. 27, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 30874, July 8, 1991; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997; 81 FR 68345, Oct. 4, 2016]

 

Nothing there saying the driver needs a copy

 

I read it too, and thought the same thing. Where does it say, in what was quoted here, the driver needs to have one?

I believe it is a requirement though, and I will try to find it.

 

You'll need to get a blank BOl from your company and write all the needed info.Dispatch will fax you a bol and help you fill it out.