Glossary
Air Transportation -
The use of aircraft to move cargo.
Destination -
The place where freight/cargo is going or directed.
Domestic Ocean Transportation -
The use of vessels and barges to move cargo within the U.S.
Drayage -
The pick up or delivery of an ocean container via truck.
Expedited Freight -
Emergency or time-sensitive freight picked up and safely delivered as soon as possible.
Freight Consolidation -
Cargo consolidation service in which several smaller shipments are assembled and shipped together resulting in better freight rates and security of cargo.
Freight Deconsolidation -
Separating a 'consolidated' (usually containerized) shipment into its original constituent shipments, for delivery to their respective consignees.
Full Truckload (FTL)-
The transportation of freight that fills a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
International Ocean Transportation -
The use of vessels and barges to move cargo outside the U.S.
Less than Truckload (LTL) -
The transportation of relatively small freight; small enough to not fill a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
Origin -
The point where freight/cargo originates; the starting point.
Oversize Cargo -
Anything that will not fit inside a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
Pick and Pack -
Merchandise shipment process where items are selected (picked) from a warehouse according to what has been ordered by each customer, and then packed for shipment.
Refrigerated Cargo -
Perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation.
Transloading Freight -
The process of transferring product from ocean containers into domestic intermodal, or over-the-road trailers.
Warehousing -
A place in which goods or merchandise are stored.