So what is DD Form 1814? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1814, Carrier Notice of Warning, Suspension, Reinstatement or Cancellation, September 1998., used to Carrier Notice of Warning/Suspension. Anything else you need follows from that.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Who is behind it? not stated maintains the form, and not stated is the publication that requires it. Those two names answer most questions about why you are being asked to submit anything at all.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- Carrier notice of: Press space bar to mark X in first box if warning, second box if suspension, third box if reinstatement, or fourth box if cancellation.
- 1. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 2. From.
- 3. To.
- Section 1 - Shipment Data. 4. Property owners name, line 1.
- 5. PPGBL.
- 6. Pickup date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 7. Destination.
- 4. Property owners name, line 2.
- 5. PPGBL.
- 6. Pickup date.
- 7. Destination.
- 4. Property owners name, line 3.
- 5. PPGBL.
- 6. Pickup date.
- 7. Destination.
- 4. Property owners name, line 4.
- 5. PPGBL.
- 6. Pickup date.
- 7. Destination.
- 4. Property owners name, line 5.
- 5. PPGBL.
- 6. Pickup date.
- 7. Destination.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 30 fields to complete.
Why do two kinds of pdf exist? Because two kinds of user exist. One completes the form on screen and forwards a file; the other prints a blank and fills it by hand. The fillable release has interactive boxes, the printable release is a static image of the same page.
Should you type or write? Type, whenever the choice is yours. The reason is what happens after submission: the record gets copied and scanned, and every pass costs handwriting legibility that typed entries never lose.
What opens an xfdl file? IBM Lotus Forms Viewer, or a compatible client. Will your pdf reader do it? No, and it will likely report the file as damaged. Xfdl was the Defense standard for electronic forms for years, which is why it still appears in the set.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
What is the first thing to check? The edition date on the face of the form. Does it read not stated? If not, the copy is superseded, and a superseded DD form is a real problem: Department-level revisions replace the blank for every service at once, so an old file on a shared drive is stale everywhere, not just in your office.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1814?
- DD Form 1814, Carrier Notice of Warning, Suspension, Reinstatement or Cancellation, September 1998.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?