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Article: North American bill of lading has finally been adopted.
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- Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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By Ray Bohman
Early this month, the trucking industry's 100-member National Classification Committee (NCC) held a public meeting in Arlington, Va., where it considered a proposal for a new "North American Through Bill of Lading" (NABOL) for publication in the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC).
This new bill of lading was jointly proposed by the NABOL Committee, which includes the North American Committee on Surface Transportation Law and Practice, and the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade.
The North American Bill of Lading is intended to encourage and facilitate the remarkable expansion of trade between the United ...