How to Track by Bill of Lading

What is Bill of Lading tracking?
A Bill of Lading, commonly called a B/L, is one of the shipment references you can use with Tracktainer.

This can be especially useful when a shipment contains multiple containers.

Instead of adding each container individually, you can start from the shipment's B/L reference.

Step 1 — Enter the B/L number
Open the Tracktainer tracking page.

Enter the full Bill of Lading reference into the search field.

Step 2 — Detect the carrier
Use Auto Detect unless you specifically need to select the shipping line manually.

Tracktainer will analyze the reference and attempt to identify the relevant carrier.

Step 3 — Start tracking
Click:

Track Shipment

Tracktainer will retrieve the available shipment and container information associated with the reference.

What can appear under a B/L?
Depending on carrier data, the shipment may include:

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  One container
  


• 
  Multiple containers
  


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  Carrier information
  


• 
  POL and POD
  


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  Route
  


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  Vessel information
  


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  ETD and ETA
  


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  Shipment milestones
  


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  Container-level events
  

B/L tracking vs container tracking
Use a container number when you want to follow one specific container.

Use a Bill of Lading when you want to view the broader shipment associated with that transport document.