Editing Waybill (section)

{{Short description|Document detailing cargo shipment}}
{{Admiralty law}}

A '''waybill''' is a document issued by a [[common carrier|carrier]] acknowledging the receipt of goods by the carrier and the contract for [[shipment]] of a [[consignment]] of that [[cargo]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Henry Campbell |last2=Garner |first2=Bryan Andrew |title=Black's law dictionary |date=2009 |publisher=West |location=St. Paul, Minn |isbn=978-0314199492 |page=1730 |edition=9th}}</ref> Typically it will show the names of the [[consignor]] and [[consignee]], the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and [[Thoroughfare|route]]. Most [[freight forwarders]] and trucking companies use an in-house waybill called a house bill. These typically contain "conditions of contract of carriage" terms on the back of the form that cover limits to liability and other terms and conditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/waybill.html|title=What is a waybill? definition and meaning|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|publisher=WebFinance, Inc|accessdate=7 October 2013}}</ref>

A waybill is similar to a courier's receipt, which contains the details of the consignor and the consignee and the point of origin and the destination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.jctrans.net/jcnet/il/express/2007111542615.shtml|title=What are Courier's Receipt|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|publisher=JCtrans Technology Co., Ltd.|accessdate=7 October 2013}}</ref>