1- Accessorial service: Transportation service that is supplemental to line-haul transportation. 2- Barge :Flatboard boat used to transport heavy products. 3-Broker : A company that helps both shipper and carrier achieve lower freight rates and more efficient utilization of carrier equipment. Brokers also help match carriers to loads. 4- Common carrier :Transportation carrier that has agreed to serve the general public and assumes four legal obligations: service, delivery, reasonable rates, and avoidance of discrimination. 5- Consignee :The receiver of a shipment. 6- Contract carrier :A contract carrier provides specialized service to each customer based on a contractual arrangement. 7- Department of Transportation (DOT) :U.S. federal government body with primary responsibility for transportation safety regulation. .8- Exempt carrier :For-hire carriers that have been exempted from economic regulation through provisions in various pieces of legislation. 9- Freight forwarder :Consolidates freight shipments and buys transportation services in volume rates. 10- Intermodal transportation :Using a container that can be transferred from the vehicle of one mode to a vehicle of another, and with the movement covered under a single bill of lading. 11- Land bridge services: Refers to a combination of water transportation and surface transportation between an origin and destination port. 12- Less-than-truckload (LTL): carrier Shipments that range from about 150 to 10,000 pounds; they are often too big to handle manually, yet they do not fill an entire truck. .13- Line-haul: Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers. 14- Lock :Raises or lowers barges so that they can meet the river’s level as they move upstream or downstream. 15- Parcel carriers :Companies that specialize in transporting parcels. .16- Piggyback transportation :Truck trailers on flatcars, also referred to as TOFC. 17- Private carrier :Companies whose primary business is other than transportation provide their own transportation service by operating truck, railcars, barges, ships, or airplanes. 18- Rail gauge :The distance between the inner sides of two parallel rail tracks. 19- Shippers’ associations: Nonprofit membership cooperatives that perform basically the same function as freight forwarders. 20- Slurry systems :Transport products that are ground into a powder, mixed with water, and then shipped in slurry form through a pipeline. 21- Surface Transportation Board (STB): A U.S. government agency with primary responsibility for regulating railroad pricing and service.23- Ton miles :The number of tons times the number of miles. 24- Truckload (TL) carrier :A motor carrier that focuses on shipments of greater than 10,000 pounds. 25- Unit load devices (ULD) An alternative name for airfreight containers. 1- Amodal shipper :A transportation manager who purchases a prespecified level of transportation service and is indifferent to the mode(s) or carrier(s) used to provide the actual transportation service. . 2- Bill of lading :The most important single transportation document that is the basic operating document in the industry. . 3- Class rate system: A system that simplifies each of the three primary rate factors—product, weight, and distance. .4- Commodity rate: A specific rate for every possible combination of product, weight, and distance. 5- Concealed loss or damage: Loss or damage that is not apparent until after a shipment has been unpacked and inspected. 6- Demurrage :A charge assessed by rail carriers to users that fail to unload and return vehicles or containers promptly.7- Density :A measure of how heavy a product is in relation to its size. 8- Detention :A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier’s equipment too long. 9- Documentation :The documents associated with transportation shipments. 10- Expediting :The need to rapidly move a shipment to its final destination. 11- FOB destination :A transportation term that signifies that the seller retains title and control of a shipment until it is delivered. 12- FOB origin: A transportation term that signifies that the buyer assumes title and control of a shipment at the point of pickup. 13- Freight bill :An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid. 14- Freight claims: A document that notifies a transportation carrier of wrong or defective deliveries, delay, or other delivery shortcoming. 15- Rate :The price charged for freight transportation. .16- Routing :The process of determining how a shipment will be moved between origin and destination.17- Routing guide :Provides guidance in terms of a preferred list of carriers for shipments moving between two points. 18- Stowability Refers to how easy a commodity is to pack into a load. 19- Tracking : A carrier’s attempt to determine a shipment’s location during the course of its move. 20- Transportation management system (TMS): A software package that automates the process of building orders, tending loads, and tracking shipments, audits, and payments.
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1- Accessorial service:
Transportation service that is supplemental to line-haul transportation.
2- Barge :
Flatboard boat used to transport heavy products.
.
3-Broker :
A company that helps both shipper and carrier achieve lower freight rates and more
efficient utilization of carrier equipment. Brokers also help match carriers to loads.
4- Common carrier :
Transportation carrier that has agreed to serve the general public and assumes four
legal obligations: service, delivery, reasonable rates, and avoidance of discrimination.
5- Consignee :
The receiver of a shipment.
6- Contract carrier :
A contract carrier provides specialized service to each customer based on a
contractual arrangement.
7- Department of Transportation (DOT) :
U.S. federal government body with primary responsibility for transportation safety
regulation.
.
8- Exempt carrier :
For-hire carriers that have been exempted from economic regulation through
provisions in various pieces of legislation.
9- Freight forwarder :
Consolidates freight shipments and buys transportation services in volume rates.
10- Intermodal transportation :
Using a container that can be transferred from the vehicle of one mode to a vehicle of
another, and with the movement covered under a single bill of lading.
11- Land bridge services:
Refers to a combination of water transportation and surface transportation between an
origin and destination port.
12- Less-than-truckload (LTL):
carrier Shipments that range from about 150 to 10,000 pounds; they are often too big
to handle manually, yet they do not fill an entire truck.
.
13- Line-haul:
Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers.
.
14- Lock :
Raises or lowers barges so that they can meet the river’s level as they move upstream
or downstream.
15- Parcel carriers :
Companies that specialize in transporting parcels.
.
16- Piggyback transportation :
Truck trailers on flatcars, also referred to as TOFC.
17- Private carrier :
Companies whose primary business is other than transportation provide their own
transportation service by operating truck, railcars, barges, ships, or airplanes.
18- Rail gauge :
The distance between the inner sides of two parallel rail tracks.
19- Shippers’ associations:
Nonprofit membership cooperatives that perform basically the same function as
freight forwarders.
20- Slurry systems :
Transport products that are ground into a powder, mixed with water, and then shipped
in slurry form through a pipeline.
21- Surface Transportation Board (STB):
A U.S. government agency with primary responsibility for regulating railroad pricing
and service.
23- Ton miles :
The number of tons times the number of miles.
24- Truckload (TL) carrier :
A motor carrier that focuses on shipments of greater than 10,000 pounds.
25- Unit load devices (ULD)
An alternative name for airfreight containers.
1- Amodal shipper :
A transportation manager who purchases a prespecified level of transportation service
and is indifferent to the mode(s) or carrier(s) used to provide the actual transportation
service.
.
2- Bill of lading :
The most important single transportation document that is the basic operating
document in the industry.
.
3- Class rate system:
A system that simplifies each of the three primary rate factors—product, weight, and
distance.
.
4- Commodity rate:
A specific rate for every possible combination of product, weight, and distance.
5- Concealed loss or damage:
Loss or damage that is not apparent until after a shipment has been unpacked and
inspected.
6- Demurrage :
A charge assessed by rail carriers to users that fail to unload and return vehicles or
containers promptly.
7- Density :
A measure of how heavy a product is in relation to its size.
8- Detention :
A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier’s
equipment too long.
9- Documentation :
The documents associated with transportation shipments.
10- Expediting :
The need to rapidly move a shipment to its final destination.
11- FOB destination :
A transportation term that signifies that the seller retains title and control of a
shipment until it is delivered.
12- FOB origin:
A transportation term that signifies that the buyer assumes title and control of a
shipment at the point of pickup.
13- Freight bill :
An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid.
14- Freight claims:
A document that notifies a transportation carrier of wrong or defective deliveries,
delay, or other delivery shortcoming.
15- Rate :
The price charged for freight transportation.
.
16- Routing :
The process of determining how a shipment will be moved between origin and destination.
17- Routing guide :
Provides guidance in terms of a preferred list of carriers for shipments moving
between two points.
18- Stowability
Refers to how easy a commodity is to pack into a load.
19- Tracking :
A carrier’s attempt to determine a shipment’s location during the course of its move.
20- Transportation management system (TMS):
A software package that automates the process of building orders, tending loads, and
tracking shipments, audits, and payments.
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