eCMR · Electronic consignment note

eCMR software: the electronic consignment note for your tankers

Giormo creates the eCMR for your international journeys from the order. The consignor, the driver and the consignee sign it on the driver's phone, and each signature is stored with its timestamp and position. When it's complete, the PDF with its QR code is filed with the order.

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First things first

The eCMR is valid where both countries accept it

The electronic consignment note is governed by the Additional Protocol to the CMR Convention (Geneva, 2008), which Spain acceded to in 2011. It replaces the paper CMR when the countries of origin and destination have ratified it and the parties agree to use it. For haulage within Spain, the document is the DeCA. We explain what the eCMR is and which countries it is valid in.

How it works

From the order to the signed consignment note

Nobody fills in the consignment note by hand: the eCMR takes the order data and is signed at loading and at unloading.

Created when the journey is assigned

When you assign a driver, tractor unit and tank trailer to an international journey, Giormo creates the eCMR with its number. It is switched on customer by customer, in their record, for those who work with electronic consignment notes.

With the order data

Loading and unloading places, your company as carrier, the tractor unit and tank trailer registration numbers, the goods with their UN number and ADR class, the weight, the instructions and the price.

Three signatures on the driver's phone

The driver signs as carrier, and the consignor and the consignee sign with their finger on the driver's screen, without installing anything. The app asks the driver for the signatures before loading and unloading can be closed.

Reservations on the spot

Whoever signs can add remarks or a formal reservation (about the quantity, the seals or the condition of the load). The reservation is printed on the document, which is then marked “with reservations”.

Every signature, verifiable

Each signature is stored with its SHA-256 hash linked to the document's, a timestamp (RFC 3161), the phone's position if it provides one, and the history of everything done with the consignment note.

Filed with the order

The PDF (in Spanish, English, Italian or Portuguese, with the signatures and its QR code) is saved automatically with the order's documents once complete. It can be attached to the invoice, and your customer can retrieve it via API.

Built for tankers and ADR

The Giormo order already knows which product each tanker is carrying, with its UN number and ADR class, so the goods on the consignment note come from there and aren't copied by hand. The driver has the eCMR in the same app they use to load and unload.

For journeys within Spain, the DeCA, generated from the same order.
How the two sets of rules fit together for dangerous goods: eCMR and ADR in tankers.

The QR code

For anyone who needs to check it

The eCMR's QR code opens a verification page with no username or password. The driver can show it from their app at a roadside check, and your customer can scan it from the PDF.

Number, date and status of the consignment note
Consignor, carrier and consignee
Goods, origin and destination
Who signed and when
In the language of the phone that opens it

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the eCMR

Is the electronic consignment note legally valid?

Yes, between countries that have ratified the 2008 e-CMR Protocol, such as Spain, and when the parties agree to use it. The Protocol requires the document to be authenticated with a reliable electronic signature and that it can be shown not to have been altered. That's why Giormo stores with each signature its hash linked to the document's, a timestamp and the position. Before using it on a route, check which countries accept it.

Do the shipper and the consignee have to install anything?

No. They sign with their finger on the driver's phone, with their name and, if they wish, their tax ID and remarks. They don't need a user account or an app. Signatures are registered on the spot, so the phone needs a connection when signing.

Is the eCMR generated for every customer?

Only for the international journeys of customers who have it switched on in their record, because the eCMR only works if your customer and the consignee accept it. Journeys within Spain carry the DeCA, the Spanish control document, which is also generated from the order.

What if I subcontract the journey?

The eCMR is created for journeys you run with your own fleet: your driver, tractor unit and tank trailer. On the ones you subcontract, the consignment note is the subcontractor's responsibility, and their copy can be uploaded to the order's documents.

Can the eCMR part be used on its own?

The eCMR is part of Giormo, together with orders, planning, the driver app and invoicing, because it is built from the order data. If you already work with another system, tell us how you do things and we'll find the best way to start.

Move your consignment notes to the phone

Tell us which international routes you run and how you handle the CMR today. We'll show you how the eCMR comes out of your tanker orders.

or email us at info@giormo.com