A bill of lading includes following details

• Name and complete address of shippers and receivers

• Special account numbers or PO used between business for order tracking

• Instruction for the carrier for secure delivery

• Date of the shipment

• Number of shipping units

• Types of packaging that includes cartons, pallets, skids and drums

• Description about the shipped items (common name & material of manufacture)

• Declared value of the goods being shipped

• Note included if there is any hazardous substance in it

• Exact weight of the shipments - for multiple commodities, weight for each commodity is mentioned separately

• Freight classification of the items shipped, according to NMFC (National Motor freight classification)