Bill of lading OCR that reads every carrier's format
Lido's bill of lading OCR turns scans, photos, and PDFs into structured data: shipper, consignee, PRO number, weights, and charges. Upload BOLs, download a spreadsheet.
Logistics BOL OCR software with no templates to build
OCR BOL scans straight from the driver's phone
Reads printed fields and handwritten notes alike
No credit card required
50 free pages
Trusted by thousands of finance and operations teams
Upload a BOL and get every field back in seconds, from crisp ocean forms to crumpled driver copies.
Watch and learn how you can use Lido to extract data from any PDF in less than 5 minutes.
The invoice format is very, very difficult. Handwritten. In Vietnamese. Lido works perfectly.
Ellie Ho
Sr. Accounting Manager
No templates or training. Just describe what you need.
Our drivers just like to hand write everything. We had 6 FTEs just processing driver tickets until we found Lido.
BOL OCR goes by a few names in freight: bill of lading data capture, freight document processing, or POD digitization. The job is the same, turning the paper that travels with every shipment into structured records. Freight brokers use it to close out loads faster, carriers digitize signed delivery copies for billing, and customs brokers pull shipment details for entry filings. The hard part is variety. Every carrier prints its own BOL layout, and driver copies arrive photographed at an angle with notes in the margins. Lido reads them all from PDFs, scans, and photos, then sends clean rows to Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, or an API.
Frequently asked questions
What does bill of lading OCR extract?
Every field on the BOL: shipper and consignee names and addresses, carrier, BOL and PRO numbers, pickup and delivery dates, piece counts, weights, freight class, and charges. Each field comes back with a confidence score, so your team reviews only the uncertain ones instead of re-checking every page.
Can Lido read handwritten bills of lading?
Yes, and that is where Lido is strongest. Driver copies come back with handwritten weights, exception notes, and signatures scrawled at the dock. Disney Trucking runs 360,000 handwritten driver ticket pages a year through Lido; six full-time employees had been processing those documents by hand, and the operations team confirmed Lido "worked perfectly." As one Lido sales engineer puts it: "Lido has extracted things that I cannot read."
Does Lido handle straight bills of lading and other formats?
Yes. Lido handles straight bill of lading OCR the same way it reads VICS, ocean, and short-form BOLs. Every carrier prints its own layout, and Lido reads each one without templates, so a format it has never seen still works on the first upload.
How do I OCR bill of lading paperwork in bulk?
Scan a stack into one PDF and Lido splits it into individual BOLs, extracts every field, and sends the results to Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, or an API. Freight brokers and carrier billing teams process thousands of pages a day this way, one upload at a time.
Is Lido secure enough for shipping documents?
Yes. Lido is secure bill of lading OCR: SOC 2 Type 2 certified, with documents encrypted in transit and at rest. BOLs carry account numbers, negotiated rates, and customer details, so security review matters when you pick a tool.
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