AI Bill of Lading Parser
Send any bill of lading to your TMS, WMS, or Excel — no templates, no typing.
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What is a bill of lading?
A bill of lading (BOL) is the carrier-issued document that travels with freight — shipper, consignee, weight, freight class, PRO number, and special instructions. Parsing a BOL turns the printed (often faxed or thermal-printed) document into structured fields your TMS, WMS, or billing system can use.
How bill of lading parsing works
Three steps from a bill of lading in your inbox to clean rows in your tools.
Send your BOLs
Drag-and-drop scans, forward email attachments, snap warehouse photos, or POST via the API.
Parsli reads every field
Shipper, consignee, cargo description, weight, freight class, PRO number, accessorials — all 17 FMCSA-mandated fields and more.
Clean data lands in your tools
Push BOL data into your TMS, WMS, billing system, or Excel for 3-way matching against POs and freight invoices.
What Parsli reads from a bill of lading
Every field below ships out of the box. Add custom fields anytime — Parsli reads them too.
Parties
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Shipper name & address | Text | Acme Logistics, 1201 N State St, Chicago, IL |
| Consignee name & address | Text | Midwest Distribution, 4421 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN |
| Third party (if any) | Text | Bill-to / freight payer |
Shipment details
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Description of goods | Text | Cardboard boxes, palletized |
| Weight (lbs) | Number | 18,420 |
| Piece count | Number | 24 |
| Freight class | Text | 70 |
| NMFC code | Text | 156600 |
| PRO number | Text | ACL-99182734 |
Handling & special
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Special instructions | Text | Liftgate required — residential delivery |
| Hazmat flag | Boolean | false |
| Temperature requirements | Text | Keep ambient |
| Seal numbers | Text | SEAL-7821 |
Carrier & signatures
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier name | Text | XPO Logistics |
| Pickup date | Date | 2026-04-23 |
| Delivery date | Date | 2026-04-27 |
| Driver signature | Boolean | Signed: true |
Send bill of lading data anywhere
One-click integrations to the tools your team already uses. No middleware, no glue scripts.
Who parses bills of lading with Parsli
Bills of lading live in different parts of the business — Parsli works for all of them.
3PLs and warehouses
Receive BOLs from carriers all day; Parsli reads each one and pushes shipper, consignee, weight, and PRO into your WMS without a clerk in the loop.
Learn moreFreight brokers
Match BOLs against rate confirmations and freight invoices automatically — catch billing errors before paying.
Learn moreShippers & receiving teams
Snap a photo of every BOL at the dock; Parsli logs the shipment in your TMS and flags discrepancies vs the PO.
Learn moreWhy pick Parsli for bill of lading parsing
Three reasons teams move off manual entry, templates, or traditional OCR.
A clerk at $25/hr enters about 6 bills of lading per hour. Parsli reads thousands per hour at $0.08/page — and doesn't transpose digits at 4pm on a Friday.
Template tools (Docparser, Mailparser, Parseur) need a new template every time a sender changes their bill of lading layout. Parsli reads any layout on day one — nothing to maintain.
Traditional OCR gives you raw text. Parsli reads the meaning — the actual fields you care about — and outputs structured rows your downstream systems can use. See the full LLM OCR vs traditional OCR comparison.
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Frequently asked questions
Can Parsli read faded thermal BOL prints?
Does it handle different carrier BOL formats?
Can it extract data from handwritten BOLs?
What is a bill of lading parser?
Can I process bills of lading in bulk?
Does Parsli work with bills of lading in other languages?
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