Which document serves as proof that the carrier has delivered the load and is used to settle payment?

Which document serves as proof that the carrier has delivered the load and is used to settle payment?

• A. Dispatcher Invoice
• B. Carrier Invoice
• C. P.O.D. (Proof of Delivery)
• D. Bill of Lading (B.O.L.)

Answer: (C)

Proof of Delivery is the document that confirms the carrier actually delivered the load to the consignee and was accepted, usually with a signature and timestamp. This proof is what the payer uses to verify that the service was completed before issuing payment, tying the delivery to the carrier’s charges. A Bill of Lading records the contract of carriage and acts as a receipt and title during transit, but it doesn’t prove that delivery was received and accepted at the destination. A Carrier Invoice is simply the bill for services rendered and requests payment, but it isn’t evidence of delivery. Dispatcher Invoices cover dispatch-related charges and aren’t the formal proof of delivery. So the document used to settle payment is the Proof of Delivery.

Proof of Delivery is the document that confirms the carrier actually delivered the load to the consignee and was accepted, usually with a signature and timestamp. This proof is what the payer uses to verify that the service was completed before issuing payment, tying the delivery to the carrier’s charges. A Bill of Lading records the contract of carriage and acts as a receipt and title during transit, but it doesn’t prove that delivery was received and accepted at the destination. A Carrier Invoice is simply the bill for services rendered and requests payment, but it isn’t evidence of delivery. Dispatcher Invoices cover dispatch-related charges and aren’t the formal proof of delivery. So the document used to settle payment is the Proof of Delivery.