A blind shipment is when the shipper and/or receiver don’t know who is the actual sender or receiver of the freight. The bill of lading will show the owner of the goods as the shipper or receiver. The carrier will help facilitate the actual shipment. A common use of “Blind Shipment” is when a distributor drop ships an order from the manufacturer directly to their customer. The bill of lading will show the distributor as the shipper. This may be referred to as a “Half Blind Shipment” since the shipper (manufacture) will post the distributor name as the shipper. The customer will think it comes from the distributor. For more information, please visit our Blind Shipment page.