What is the meaning of CMR?

The CMR is the international convention governing contracts for the carriage of goods by road (from the French "Convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route"). It sets the rules for the transport contract and the carrier's liability for loss, damage or delay, and applies whenever the country of loading or the country of delivery is a CMR member state.

The CMR consignment note

In everyday use, "CMR" usually means the CMR consignment note, the standard waybill that accompanies an international road shipment. It is evidence of the transport contract and travels with the goods. Typical contents:

• sender (consignor), carrier and consignee details
• place and date of loading and the delivery destination
• description, packaging, weight and number of the goods
• freight charges and any dangerous-goods information

CMR and other transport documents

The CMR note is the road-freight counterpart to the sea-freight bill of lading and the air-freight Master Air Waybill. Unlike a negotiable bill of lading, the CMR note does not transfer ownership of the goods; it is an accompanying document.

Creating and handing over the CMR is part of every international order. In the Orders Module from IMPARGO the CMR consignment note is generated digitally from the order data, so the driver carries it in the DriverApp instead of chasing paper.