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Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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memo B/L

Transportation; Shipping

Unfreighted B/L with no charges listed.

military B/L

Transportation; Shipping

B/L issued by the U.S. military; also known as GBL, or Form DD1252.

B/L numbers

Transportation; Shipping

U.S. Customs’ standardized B/L numbering format to facilitate electronic communications and to make each B/L number unique.

negotiable B/L

Transportation; Shipping

The B/L is a title document to the goods, issued “to the order of” a party, usually the shipper, whose endorsement is required to effect is negotiation.Thus, a shipper’s order ...

non-negotiable B/L

Transportation; Shipping

See Straight B/L. Sometimes means a file copy of a B/L.

onboard B/L

Transportation; Shipping

B/L validated at the time of loading to transport. Onboard Air, Boxcar, Container, Rail, Truck and Vessel are the most common types.

optional discharge B/L

Transportation; Shipping

B/L covering cargo with more than one discharge point option possibility.