I am pleased to report that this installment of PARCEL Counsel marks the seventh anniversary for myself as a columnist for PARCEL magazine. On a personal note, I would like to thank all of the readers of this column for their ongoing support. And, just for the record, I would like to say that the PARCEL family — Amanda Armendariz, Editor; Marll Thiede, Publisher; as well as the other PARCEL columnists and writers — have been a great group of people to work with.

During the last seven years, I have authored 39 columns covering a legal point or development of relevance to parcel shippers. For this anniversary column, I thought I would try something different and give the readers a chance to test their knowledge about Bills of Lading. 

So, here is a pop quiz with a multiple choice question, a true or false question, and an essay question.

1. Who issues the Bill of Lading (or Airbill)?

 A. The Shipper
 B. The Carrier
 C. The Broker/Intermediary
 D. None of the above

2. The Uniform Bill of Lading is still uniformly used.

 True
 False

3. Why is this portion of the Uniform Bill of Lading nicknamed “the section 7 box”?


FOR FREIGHT COLLECT SHIPMENTS:

If this shipment is to be delivered to the consignee, without recourse on the consignor, the consignor shall sign the following statement:

The carrier may decline to make delivery of this shipment without payment of freight and all other lawful charges.

The answers for this pop quiz will be in the next installment of PARCEL Counsel…however, if you cannot wait that long, be sure to keep an eye on your e-mail inbox to see the answers in a PARCEL e-update or exclusive e-blast. All for now!