What is Part 373?
The FMCSA paperwork rule for BOLs, receipts, freight bills, expense bills, and forwarder documents.
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Part 373 is the FMCSA paperwork rulebook for receipts, bills of lading, freight bills, and expense bills. It explains what shipment information must be documented when property is tendered for interstate or foreign-commerce transportation by covered for-hire motor carriers and freight forwarders.
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The FMCSA paperwork rule for BOLs, receipts, freight bills, expense bills, and forwarder documents.
Applies to covered property carriers, freight forwarders, shippers, consignees, billing, and claims teams.
The BOL is the shipment’s core receipt, freight identity, payment support, and claims document.
BOLs should identify parties, locations, package count, freight description, and weight or rating details.
Freight bills connect shipment records to linehaul, accessorials, rates, charges, and payment instructions.
Expense bills support shipment charges, payer billing, carrier copies, and charge documentation.
Low-value package records can be streamlined, but they still need shipment and delivery accountability.
Forwarders need receipts or through BOLs covering transportation from origin to final destination.
Part 373 records should be stored with BOLs, PODs, invoices, freight bills, and voided bill proof.
A practical checklist for BOLs, parties, locations, package counts, POD uploads, invoices, and retention.
Weak paperwork causes payment delays, broker disputes, cargo claims, and collection problems.
DispatchHQ helps carriers organize load documents, BOLs, PODs, invoices, accessorial proof, freight bills, payment packets, and document-retention workflows so paperwork supports revenue instead of slowing it down.
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