Dock Tally

A trailer number is printed. The number is also on the trailer nose. You squint at the faint ink smudge next to the printed number […]

The value box is empty. The commodity line is filled in. You’re hunched over the freight bill on the splintered edge of your Dock Tally […]

Two bills use different words. One says master. One says house. You’re perched on the edge of a stack of empty pallets, cold drink sweating […]

The ship-from address is a street. Your vendor usually ships from another street. You hold the printed bill of lading flat against the stacked pallets […]

A purchase-order number is on the bill. The carton label has one too. You squint between the paper bill of lading in your left hand […]

The pro-number line is empty. The rest of the bill is filled in. You flip the page over to check if it’s scribbled on the […]

Two bills are clipped together. One trailer is at the door. The lift gate whines as the driver lowers it to the asphalt, and you […]

The ship date is printed. Today is a different date. You hold the scuffed freight bill in one hand, squint at the LED clock mounted […]

The bill has a hazardous line. The carton you can see has no placard. You set the rest of the pallet load aside to focus […]

A sentence sits in the body. It is not in the piece-count box. You run your calloused thumb over the smudged black ink, squinting to […]

A short carrier code is on the bill. The tractor at the door has its own name. You squint at the printed bill of lading […]

The bill names a third party for the freight bill. You are the consignee. You are standing at Dock Tally holding a crumpled printed copy […]