Consigning

Consigning You work in the shipping department of Nesbit's Nuts and Bolts. Your boss tells you to send a 120-pound crate of large bolts to Allied Nails and Screws. The boss says to consign the crate to Emerald Cargo Company, who will transport the shipment to Allied. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Based on this information, complete the following simplified form, part of a waybill or bill of lading. Bill of Lading FROM   Q1: Consignor A1: Consignor: Nesbit's Nuts and Bolts. The consignor is the shipper of the goods.   TO   Q1: Consignee A1: Consignee: Allied Nails and Screws. The consignee is the intended recipient of the shipment.
Ship by
Q1: Carrier A1: Carrier: Emerald Cargo Company. The carrier is the company that transports the shipment.
Contents
Q1: Commodity A1: Commodity: bolts. The commodity is the type of goods being shipped. Q2: Weight A2: Weight: 120 pounds.

TERMS RELATED TO CONSIGNING cargo goods transported or to be transported, other than mail; also called freight consign to give or entrust a shipment consignee the person or company to whom a shipment is addressed; the recipient of a shipment consignor the shipper; the person or company that is sending a shipment consignment, shipment a package or group of packages being sent to one recipient from one shipper at one time commodity the type of goods being shipped waybill/bill of lading the document that accompanies a shipment showing the information about that shipment, including shipper, consignee, billing party, commodity, weight, type of service, insurance, legal information, and so on carrier the company that transports the shipment; the carrier could be a trucker, railroad, airline, or ocean shipping line