{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Waybill","description":"Unlike a bill of lading, a waybill is not a negotiable instrument: it grants the named consignee a direct right to delivery without the document itself needing to be endorsed or physically transferred. As the operational document accompanying a shipment, it records the goods description, weight, origin, destination, consignor, and consignee in binding form. The applicable format varies by mode of transport: road freight uses the CMR consignment note, rail the CIM waybill, and air freight the Air","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/waybill","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T13:12:33.248451","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waybill","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/waybill","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Waybill · Unlike a bill of lading, a waybill is not a negotiable instrument: it grants the named consignee a direct right to delivery without the document itself needing to be endorsed or physically transferred. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waybill"}