Kevin Oheix Jul 20, 2018:

I see. Thank you for your input ;)

B D Finch Jul 20, 2018:

@Kevin I'm sure people still use the term "chit", but it's the wrong register for use here (too informal). The lorry driver could refer to the loading slip as a "loading chit" (even if giving evidence in court) and everyone would understand them. So, the expression could be used verbally or in reported speech, but not in a business document.

Kevin Oheix Jul 20, 2018:

Dated - 624 ghits for "loading chit" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chit#Etymology_3

"Etymology 3
From chitty from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note”) or चिट्टी (ciṭṭī, “letter, chit, written message”), possibly from Sanskrit चित्ति (citti, “thoughts”).

Noun
chit (plural chits)

(US and Britain dated) A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message"."

So not restricted to UK according to Wiktionary but dated. Cambridge dictionary also indicates it's old-fashioned but UK ;)

Tony M Jul 20, 2018:

@ Kevin Oh yes! I wonder if that is still used these days? Back in my days in industry, it was very common, but I suspect it may perhaps be going out of fashion these days?
And in informal language, these were also often referred to as 'chitty / chitties'; have often wondered where the term came from? Perhaps a sort of diminutive of 'sheet'?

Kevin Oheix Jul 20, 2018:

Not really a suggestion Interestingly enough, I came across the British term "chit": note giving information or receipt.

http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/anglais-francais/chit/5...

https://fr.scribd.com/document/110781483/SDm-on-Fertilizer

"As per the details mentioned in the entry chit, loading chit is generated and 3 copies are given to the truck driver and permitted to enter company’s limit".

Having said that, I agree with "loading slip" which is probably a lot more common and not restricted to UK.