On the other hand GTO means any person who is engaged in transportation of goods and may or may not include GTA. Main difference between GTA and GTO is issue of consignment note (builty). A GTA may or may not own any transportation vehicle but a GTO owns a transportation vehicle.
If a consignment note is issued, it indicates that the lien on the goods has been transferred (to the transporter) and the transporter becomes responsible for the goods till its safe delivery to the consignee.
A CMR should include the following information: The name of the goods to be transported, the dangerous goods, if any, and the compliances are to be considered under the IMDG code. The proper name of the buyer and the seller, along with their details.
It is signed by the consignee on delivery and acts as evidence that the goods have received. It gives the names and addresses of both consignor and consignee, details the goods, usually gives their gross weight, and states who has responsibility for insuring them while in transit.
A consignment note is a document issued by a goods transportation agency against the receipt of goods for the purpose of transporting the goods by road in a goods carriage. If a consignment note is not issued by the transporter, the service provider will not come within the ambit of the goods transport agency.
Who must complete each part of the consignment note. The note consists of five parts A-E. Each part must be completed by every person or business involved in moving the waste, at the right time.
Please provide full description of goods, number of packages, gross weight and consignment dimensions. Customer reference. You can enter any internal reference code that you would like to be printed on the invoice, with a maximum of 24 characters. Delivery address. Dutiable shipment details.
In addition, the consignment note records the transport and freight costs, the date and place of acceptance, as well as the planned date and place of delivery. It also provides information (name, address) about the sender, recipient and carrier, as well as other agreements, notes, and conditions.
Document accompanying goods that is filled by the shipper. It serves as proof that a contract for carriage has been concluded and describes its content. It also serves as a receipt when goods are picked up from the shipper and delivered to the recipient.