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Intermodal - IML
IML Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Intermodal (IML) | This is the combination of two or more transportation modes. The most common combination is train and truck. |
Container | A big box (ten to fifty three ft long) into which freight is loaded |
Chassis | Wheeled structure that supports container for over the road travel |
Drayage | Truck portion of IML from customer or receiver to the ramp |
Ramp | Railyard where containers are loaded onto and removed from train |
Ingate | Process of checking a container into an intermodal facility |
Per Diem | A payment rate one railroad makes to use another's car |
Cut-off time | The latest time container may be taken to the ramp to load on that day’s train |
Available Time | A goal set by rail for when container will be ready for pickup at destination |
Notify Status | A container has been removed from the train at destination and is ready for pickup |