The trailer is at the door and the bill is still on the clipboard. Dock Tally is for that one unload: the bill of lading in your hand, the count you are writing, and the exception note if the count or the carton does not match.
The Bill is the face of the bill of lading: pro number, shipper, consignee, pieces, and weight. The Tally is the count at the door. The Exception is the short line you write when a piece is missing, crushed, or refused.
Each page finishes one document. A piece count or a weight marked as an illustrative example is a teaching number, not the freight on your dock.
The bill of lading, the piece count, and the exception note.
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The wrap is still on. The labels face the pallet, not you. You set your pen on the edge of the dock rail, half-crouch to peer at the narrow gap between the wrap and the skid boards to catch a sliver of…
June 9, 2026
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You stopped before the trailer was empty. The tally does not say partial. Pallets stack three high along every foot of available dock floor, and the…
June 7, 2026
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The start time is blank. The unload is already going. You glance at the forklift rounding the stack of palletized vinyl siding, its tines loaded with…
June 4, 2026
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The bill counts inner packs. You have been counting shipping cartons. You’re propped against the bottom rail of a 53-foot trailer, clipboard pressed to your rain…
June 1, 2026
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The rows are numbered. One number is missing. You glance between the stack of corrugated cartons lined up along the bay edge and the freight delivery…
May 30, 2026
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The freight is on slip sheets. Your sheet still says pallets. You’re hunched over the edge of the open dry van, sun searing the back of…
May 27, 2026
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Someone else counted the same nose. Their total is different. You’re hunched over a splintered dock edge, wind whipping off the paved yard, your own crumpled…
May 24, 2026
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The trailer number is on the nose. Your sheet has a blank for it. You lean out over the cold metal dock plate, squint past the…
May 21, 2026
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You are writing the door. The number on the wall is behind you. The metal clip of your tally sheet digs into your palm as you…
May 19, 2026
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A crushed carton is off to the side. The tally does not mention it. You kneel to run a gloved finger along the splintered corrugate seam…
May 16, 2026
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Two purchase orders are on the bill. Your sheet has one of them. The flatbed driver leans against their cab door, watching you flip between the…
May 13, 2026
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You counted pallets. The bill asked for cartons. You’re hunched over the freight bill on the edge of the dock counter, rain spotting the paper from…
May 10, 2026
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