waybills
Cargo tracking papers
Waybills are documents accompanying shipped goods, listing contents, destination, and routing information.
They serve as receipts and instructions for carriers: The driver checked the waybill before unloading.
In rail transport, waybills track freight cars through the system.
The term combines "way" (route) with "bill" (written document).
Goods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- cargoTransported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
lading · carrier · transportation · logistics · dispatch · delivery · forwarding · trucking
Itemized billing statement
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- declarationFormal public announcement
documentation · forms · records · certificates · permits · clearance · tariffs · duties
Goods sent by plane
- airlineAir transport company
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- airportAviation passenger facility
customs · bonded · perishables · priority · express · international · domestic · consolidation
Track-bound transport vessel
- boxcarEnclosed rail freight carrier
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- railwayTrack system for trains
terminal · switchyard · intermodal · container · flatcar · junction · siding · gondola
freight
Goods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- cargoTransported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
manifest · lading · carrier · transportation · logistics · dispatch · delivery · forwarding · trucking · haulage
invoice
Itemized billing statement
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
declaration · documentation · forms · records · certificates · permits · clearance · tariffs · duties · compliance
airfreight
Goods sent by plane
- airlineAir transport company
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- tarmacPaved airport surface
airport · customs · bonded · perishables · priority · express · international · domestic · consolidation · import
railcar
Track-bound transport vessel
- boxcarEnclosed rail freight carrier
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
railway · terminal · switchyard · intermodal · container · flatcar · junction · siding · gondola · hopper
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- Stagecoachstagecoach, coachmen, coach horses, relay stations, way stations
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- railroad recordstimetables, train schedules, passenger manifests, maintenance logs, inspection reports
- railroadianarailroad spikes, railroad maps, rail passes, ticket stubs, signal lamps
- recordsbirth records, world record, record, Guinness, documents
waybillscargo
Transported goods
freight · goods · merchandise · consignment · commodities