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load sheet

A load sheet is a document that states the weight of the cargo on a vehicle and how that load is placed and distributed in it.

In plain English

This is a record that describes a vehicle's cargo load. It gives the cargo weight and shows where the load is put in the vehicle and how it is spread within it.

In context

Here, "load sheet" names the document used during pallet loading that gives the vehicle's cargo weight and shows how the load is arranged and distributed inside it.

Situation
Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
What it communicates
names the document used while loading pallets onto a vehicle.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say who prepares the document or what form it takes.

Examples

“Before the lorry left, the dispatcher updated the load sheet to show the new cargo weight and that the heavier pallets had been moved to the centre.”

Core meaning

“During pallet loading, each stack was checked against the load sheet.”

In context