Which pairing correctly matches the document to its transport mode?

• A. Water — Air Bill
• B. Rail — Dangerous Cargo Manifest
• C. Air — Waybill/Consist
• D. Highway — Bill of Lading

Answer: (D)

Highway shipments rely on the Bill of Lading as the standard transport document. It acts as the contract of carriage between the shipper and the carrier and serves as a receipt for the goods, while listing who’s shipping, who will receive, and the cargo description, quantity, and packaging details, including hazmat information. This makes it the appropriate pairing for road transport.

The other pairings don’t fit because air shipments use an Air Waybill, rail shipments use a rail-specific manifest or consist rather than a Dangerous Cargo Manifest, and water shipments use an Ocean Bill of Lading, not the highway-focused Bill of Lading.