Bootstrap columns/grid sizing issue - html

Question

I have a Bootstrap page showing a title with 2 forms in a single row above a table. The 2nd form with the 2 inputs which appears in the top left above the table is taking up the full width of the parent column (col-md-8) - it only needs to take up around half of this column width.
I can't work out how to position this so it takes up less space but still aligns with the left of the title/table at the same time. Here's how it currently looks (make sure your use the full page option to see this as it will be used on desktop only):
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-8">
<h1>Items List</h1>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<form class="form-horizontal" id="findItems" action="#" method="get" role="form">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="findItems">
<table class="table table-bordered">
<tr>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control" name="itemID" id="itemID" placeholder="Shipment ID"></td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control datepicker" name="shippingDate" id="shippingDate" data-date-format="dd/mm/yyyy" placeholder="Date Shipped"></td>
<td class="text-center">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">Update All</button>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
<!-- /.col-md-8-->
<div class="col-md-4">
<div>
<form class="form-horizontal" id="findMoreItems" action="#" method="get" role="form">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="findMoreItems">
<table class="table table-bordered">
<tr>
<td>Shipment ID:</td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control" name="shipmentID" id="shipmentID" placeholder="Shipment ID"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Authority ID:</td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control" name="authorityID" id="authorityID" placeholder="Authority ID"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ref ID:</td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control" name="refID" id="refID" placeholder="Ref ID"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Serial Number:</td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control" name="serialNumber" id="serialNumber" placeholder="Serial #"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="text-center">
<button type="reset" class="btn btn-default">Reset</button>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">Search</button>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /.col-md-4-->
</div>
<!-- /.row-->
<br>
<div>
<br />
<table class="table table-condensed table-striped table-bordered">
<thead>
<th class="text-center" scope="col">Shipment ID</th>
<th class="text-center" scope="col">Item ID</th>
<th class="text-center" scope="col">Serial Number</th>
<th class="text-center" scope="col">Shipped Date</th>
</thead>
<tbody>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div><!-- /.container -->

Answer 1

You could always just add a spacer column. So...
<div class="col-md-6"> two table things </div>
<div class="col-md-2"> empty column for spacing </div>
<div class="col-md-4"> other table </div>