Upload an eBOL for a Shipment

As a shipper, you upload one or more documents for a shipment that describe all the detailed information about the load including the pick-up and drop-off location. With the Transflo Shipper Portal (Command Center), you can upload eBOL and other document types associated with a single-stop or multi-stop shipment. Drivers can reuse the eBOL as their ePOD after delivering the load.

As a shipper, you can upload an electronic bill of lading (eBOL) and other pages for a single-stop or multi-stop shipment to the Transflo cloud platform. Drivers can now easily search and find accurate information about the shipment.

1. In the main menu, click EZ DOCUMENTS and then choose Upload.

   

2. In the Upload Documents window, enter the following information:

   1. Shipment ID: This unique identifier with alpha-numeric letters or numbers is used to track your shipment.

   2. BOL Number: Enter an optional bill of lading number or skip this field if using the same number as the shipment ID.

   3. Pickup Location: Select an entry in the drop-down list of your pre-defined shipper locations. If you have only one shipper location defined, the system auto-selects that location by default.

   4. Carrier DOT Number: As an experienced shipper, you want to leverage the Transflo platform to connect with brokers, carriers, and drivers. Enter the designated carrier DOT number you want to associate with this single-stop shipment.

      

      Tip: The Transflo Unite platform provides shippers with a seamless, touchless, and secure workflow between brokers, carriers, and their drivers. With 60,000+ carriers and 2.2 million professional drivers, our patented document processing network offers you access to one of the largest digital ecosystems in the global supply chain.

       

      

3. Leave the Multi-Stop check box clear for a single-stop shipment or select the Multi-Stop checkbox to indicate that your eBOL document applies to multiple stops. For example, you might upload an eBOL with six (6) pages. Pages 1, 2, and 3 apply to stop one and pages 4, 5, and 6 apply to stop two.

   

4. In the Add Documents window, click Upload Document, browse your file system for the document you want to include, and click Open.

   

5. Your document now appears in the window.
   • If you need to remove it, click Delete. Go back to the previous step to replace it or click Close to cancel.
   • To keep it, set the Document Type (for example, select BOL), and click Continue.

     

6. For a single-stop, follow these sub-steps:
   1. To defer signatures until later, tap Submit.

      

   2. (Optional) To sign the document now, tap it and then complete the Name field, enter any Notes, and then tap Sign and Submit. In a common series of steps not shown again here, select one or more pages, add your signature, tap Done, and then click Submit.
   3.  Either way, after the previous step, your single-stop document confirmation number appears. Click Close.

      

7. For multi-stop documents, follow these sub-steps:

   1. Select one or more pages (check boxes at the bottom), enter a name for the associated stop in the Stop Name field, and then click Create Stop.

      

   2. Select one or more pages for the next stop, give it a name and click Create Stop.

      

   3. (Optional) To create a master bill of lading (MBOL), you can select all pages (all check boxes).

      

      A master BOL (MBOL) is typically counted as the final stop. For example, after delivery and ePOD signatures are completed for stops 1, 2, and 3, a driver can submit a final MBOL for all three (3). The fourth and final stop can be a real location or a virtual stop.

      

   4. When you have completed the associations between pages and stops, click Complete.

      

   5. In the Add Documents window, click Submit. As a shipper or driver, you can also enter your name, click the document, and sign one or more pages.

      

   6. Whether you sign and submit or just submit the documents, a confirmation number appears for each stop you defined (effectively splitting your original document into multiple documents, one for each stop). Click Close.

      

   7. (Optional) Find your shipment and confirm that it shows the number of stops you just defined. Click the shipment ID or double-click the row to open the documents for the shipment.

      

8. At this point, a driver can now deliver the shipment.

9. To view the document that you just uploaded and the associated shipment that was created, in the top menu bar, click EZ DOCUMENTS and then choose View.

   

10. Find the shipment and click on its Shipment ID.

    

11. The View Documents page shows the documents and signature status for each stop.

    

12. On the View Documents page, when the document is signed by the driver and consignee over the next few hours or days, you see updated signature status with visual indicators.

    

    Example: Position your laptop trackpad, touchscreen stylus, or mouse over the driver or consignee signature status icons. You can now see that the consignee has signed.