As per instructions issued Transporter ID is compulsory for generating eway bill. Here are the instructions
"As per new e-way bill rule, the e-way bill can be generated by the tax payer after entering the Part-B. If he is not having , the Part-B and transporter is going to update the Part-B then he/she has to compulsory enter the transporter ID to generate the "Part-A Slip"
No read carefully the above instructions which contain "IF" he is not having Part-B. i.e. if the suppliers do not know the truck No. (the goods are sent to local transporter who will arrange Truck and supply the goods from his site) then transporter ID is compulsory so that transporter who is already registered may open the transaction and update Part-B (i.e. truck No. etc.)
Nutshell. Transporter ID is not compulsory if the supplier is having Part-B particulars i.e. Truck No. etc.
"As per new e-way bill rule, the e-way bill can be generated by the tax payer after entering the Part-B. If he is not having , the Part-B and transporter is going to update the Part-B then he/she has to compulsory enter the transporter ID to generate the "Part-A Slip"
No read carefully the above instructions which contain "IF" he is not having Part-B. i.e. if the suppliers do not know the truck No. (the goods are sent to local transporter who will arrange Truck and supply the goods from his site) then transporter ID is compulsory so that transporter who is already registered may open the transaction and update Part-B (i.e. truck No. etc.)
Nutshell. Transporter ID is not compulsory if the supplier is having Part-B particulars i.e. Truck No. etc.