How to Create an eBOL
Watch the video to get a step-by-step guide to completing an online Bill of Lading (eBOL) with OD.
What is a Bill of Lading (BOL)?
A Bill of Lading is a legal document that describes what a carrier is transporting on behalf of a shipper and where it will be delivered. OD needs this information to pick up your freight and deliver it to your consignee.
OD BOL Options
You can either complete and print the paper form for your driver or submit your electronic BOL online.
How to Complete Your eBOL
Follow along with these video guides to understand where to access the eBOL tool, how to fill it out, and where to save locations and commodities for later. If you need help, contact your Solutions Specialist or call OD Customer Service at 1-800-235-5569 on Monday-Friday, 7 am-8 pm ET.
General Bill of Lading FAQ
If you are shipping multiple pallets each with different commodities, list each pallet with the commodity description and its corresponding weight and freight class.
If you are shipping multiple pallets of the same commodity, you can list one item as the commodity description with the corresponding weight and freight class and adjust the handling units to reflect the total number of pallets in the shipment.
If you are shipping a single pallet containing multiple commodities, list the piece count of each commodity on the pallet, with the corresponding weight and freight class. The total piece count should reflect the number of cartons within the pallet. The handling units should reflect the number of pallets in the shipment.
“Prepaid” means the shipper will be invoiced for the freight charges. “Collect” means the consignee will be invoiced for the freight charges. This information is required on the Bill of Lading. The default setting for freight charges is “Prepaid.” If a shipment has been picked up, any changes to denote the paying party can result in shipping delays.
Fill out the “Bill-to”/ “Bill charges to” box with the company name and billing address of the paying party. If you’re filling out an eBOL, select Prepaid and “Another Address”, then fill out the complete billing address information for the Third Party.
eBOL FAQ
You need to log in. You can access the eBOL in two ways:
Start from the Dashboard
- Go to your Dashboard
- Select “Create BOL”
- Create a new eBOL with your information, and before you finalize it, click save for later.
Start from the Homepage
- Click on the Tools Section
- Select "Schedule Pickup and Create BOL"
- You will see the option to create a eBOL
- If you are NOT logged in - you need to log in to continue
- Create new eBOL with your information, and before you finalize it, click save for later
While filling out your eBOL, you can click on “Save BOL for Later” at the bottom of any of the eBOL webpages. Choose either Save as Template, or Save as Incomplete Entry, fill out a name, and click save. You will get a message that your template or incomplete BOL has been saved.
Navigate to your account username, then click “My Account.” On the next page, select BOL Templates. You will find Incomplete BOL entries, saved BOL Templates, and recent shipments on the next page. If you’d like to resume filling out an incomplete BOL, click on the Incomplete BOL Tab and select the BOL name.
If the Bill of Lading was created within the last 14 days with our electronic Bill of Lading tool, and has not yet been assigned to a driver for pickup, you may log onto our Modify or Cancel Bill of Lading page, select the Bill of Lading you wish to modify, and make the changes needed. If the pickup is scheduled for today and does not appear in your list of modifiable PROs, it has already been assigned to a driver. You will need to contact the origin service center for assistance.
Same day pickups on an electronic BOL cannot be modified. However, if your pickup is NOT the same day, you can modify the pickup data until it is assigned to a driver, normally within 4-10 hours of the pickup.