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Transportation Vocab
Transportation Vocab - All Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3PL | A company that works with shippers to manage their logistics operations, which can include elements of warehousing, transportation management software, freight rate negotiation, in-depth reporting, forecasting, freight bill auditing and much more. |
| Consolidation | Combining two or more LTL shipments with the same origin and destination into a full LTL shipment |
| Mode Conversion | Optimizing a freight network to achieve the most efficient and cost effective mode of transportation |
| Crossdocks | _________________ is done by moving cargo from one transport vehicle directly into another, with minimal or no warehousing |
| Intermodal (IML) | 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 a 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 | Indicates that a container has been removed from the train at destination and is ready for pickup |
| DRY VAN | A trailer that is completely enclosed and does not have any temperature control units attached |
| TRUCKLOAD (TL) | ___________________is a service where the customer rents the entire trailer between the origin and destination. |
| REEFER | A truck that has a temperature control unit attached to help control the temperature of the inside of the truck |
| LINEHAUL | The price charged per mile for the transit of the truck |
| FUEL SURCHARGE | Extra charge added to the price to compensate for the varying price of fuel. Charged per mile, changed weekly |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | Government regulations that dictate how many hours a driver can operate per day/ week/ month |
| TEAM SERVICE | When two drivers alternate operating the same truck to extend hours of operation for quicker transit |
| Less Than Truckload (LTL) | _______________________means the shipment doesn’t completely fill a Full Truckload (FTL). A LTL shipment is typically palletized and ranges anywhere from 150 lbs to 10,000 lbs and 8 to 10 standard pallet spaces or less. |
| Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) | An electronic transmission of data |
| 211 (LTL) or 204 (TL/IML) | Our pickup request to the carrier |
| 210 EDI | Carrier’s invoice |
| 214 EDI | Carrier's movement records/status events |
| Tracking # or PRO # | A number given to a shipment by the carrier to track its whereabouts from origin to destination. |
| NMFC | National Motor Freight Classification – a standardized method of freight classification |
| Terminal | A warehouse or building where freight is taken to sort and distribute to other locations. |
| Lift Gate | An accessorial for when a device used to lower freight to ground level |
| Lumper/Labor | An accessorial for when a carrier hires additional labor to unload |
| Sort & Seg | An accessorial for when a carrieris required to break the pallet down, separate and count cartons |
| Detention | An accessorial for when a trailer is detained by shipper or consignee beyond free time |
| After Hours | An accessorial for when pickup or delivery requested prior to 7 am or after 5 pm |
| Guarantee Delivery | An accessorial for when a service is requested by shipper to provide guaranteed delivery; must be noted on BOL |
| Vehicle Ordered/Freight Not Available | An accessorial for when freightis not available when carrier arrives to pickup |
| Cube | An accessorial for when a shipment takes up too much space in the truck |
| Residential Delivery | An accessorial for when a delivery to a house or residence is needed |
| Reconsignment | An accessorial for when a shipment is diverted to a alternate location not listed the BOL |
| Redelivery | An accessorial for when a shipment is tendered for delivery and delivery cannot be accomplished on the first try due to shipper or consignee error |
| Weekend Pick/Delivery | An accessorial for when a shipment scheduled to pickup or deliver on a weekend |
| Hazmat | An accessorial for when a carrier hauls hazardous materials |
| Temp Control | An accessorial for when shipper requests that the freight be protected from freeze or heat |
| Inside Delivery | An accessorial for when a carrier is required to move a shipment to points beyond adjacent loading/unloading position |
| Storage | An accessorial for when shipments that cannot be delivered by act or omission of shipper or consignee and are held by carrier |
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