Special services provided by the carrier that are available for an additional fee
Forms of freight shipping that uses planes instead of trucks, boats or trains
When a shipment is delivered, drivers may have to return to their origin with an empty trailer; a backhaul is a shipment that is picked up at or near the point of the original delivery and destined for a facility near the point of origin; this way, carriers make money by not driving empty
When the driver picks up a load, the shipper will provide them with a BOL; this document serves as proof of receipt for the shipment details and the driver will sign it; once they do, the driver is responsible for delivering the goods in the same condition as when they were loaded into the trailer
A bobtail is a truck (tractor) that is traveling without a trailer; a fee will be involved for this when the truck needs to pick up a trailer that does not belong to the trucker
The availability of equipment in a specific region
A document sent by the ocean freight forwarder, freight carrier, or agent to the consignee or Notify Party, indicating the shipment's arrival date at a specific location, usually the destination.
The most important piece of equipment in drayage, other than the truck, is the chassis which is hooked up to the truck and used to transport the container over the road transport
This occurs when the container is not in the same place as the chassis; in this case, the trucking company may assess a chassis split fee to cover the costs of bringing the chassis to the container location
Request for compensation for damage or loss of product
A consignee is the party to whom ownership of the goods will transfer when the cargo is released at destination
The consignor, in a contract of carriage, is the person sending a shipment to be delivered whether by land, sea or air
Drivers must have a CDL to operate a commercial motor vehicle; the driver must pass a written test of rules and regulations and demonstrate that he or she can safely operate a commercial vehicle
Containers are constructed of corrugated steel; containers are shipped via the rail or on ocean shipping vessels
Products are unloaded from a truck or railroad car, sorted, and directly reloaded onto outbound trucks or rail cars to continue their journey; products going to the same destination can easily be consolidated into fewer transport vehicles
A firm that represents importers/exporters in dealings with customs; the broker is typically responsible for obtaining and submitting all documents for clearing merchandise through customs, arranging inland transport, and paying all charges related to these functions
Miles covered without hauling a load
Fee assessed by the terminal if your cargo remains at the port after the last free day; also called storage
An accessorial fee can be charged if the driver waits to be loaded or unloaded for more than two hours past his or her appointment or check-in time
When a container is unloaded from the vessel into the port; once a container discharges, we are constantly checking to see if it is available
A facility used to store and distribute goods
This is the info the Warehouse/Customer needs to send to the Steamship Line for the container; this is when the empty container needs to be at the Warehouse
Freight moving within the United States
The short-distance movement of goods as part of the larger intermodal transportation process
Loads where the driver must assist with loading or unloading, which may include tasks such as moving pallets or securing the load to prevent movement during transit
An arrangement between a carrier and customer where the carrier leaves an empty trailer for loading and replaces it with a new one for transport to the destination
A dry run is when a trucker is not able to successfully complete the pickup or delivery of a shipment; the trucker will charge full price for the extra trip
Dry vans can haul a variety of freight, which is why they are the most frequently used trailers in the U.S.; these vans often have a wooden floor, and wooden or fiberglass walls, ranging from 3" to 4" thick
Electronic logging device that monitors and records a driver’s duty status, location, and hours of service; ELDs are connected to a truck’s diagnostic port, some are separate physical devices, while others are app-based and accessible via smartphone or tablet; in December 2017, ELDs became federally mandated, replacing traditional paper-and-pen logbooks
Earliest return date; the earliest a loaded container can be gated into the port
Estimated time of arrival
Estimated time of departure
A shipment going outside of the U.S.
Code listed on the Arrival Notice identifying where the goods will be customs cleared at and where the freight will be available
Flatbed trailers haul items that are bulky or heavy, like lumber, steel, or machinery; freight is secured on a flatbed by using tarps or chains
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the U.S.
Any person who sells transportation; they find the freight that needs to be moved and find the trucks, trains, planes, or boats to move it
An FCL is an ocean shipment in which the cargo occupies a full container (of any size)
When the full container (exports) or the empty container (imports) is entered into the port/terminal
When the full container (imports) or the empty container (exports) is exited from the port/terminal
Combined weight of tractor, trailer, and all loaded materials
Hazmat endorsement is required by truck drivers who have a Commercial Driver's License and wish to deliver HAZMAT loads containing hazardous materials
The load a carrier hauls away from its home base
A shipment that is time-sensitive, has an ASAP delivery requirement, or is the first shipment for a new customer, with no room for failure
Legal limit to the number of consecutive hours a driver can be on duty before they must rest
A term used to describe high risk, high value shipments with a total value exceeding $100,000.00; these shipments are typically expedited and may be prone to theft
A shipment coming into the U.S.
The act of doing business between different divisions within a company (example - drayage handling a portion of a shipment for international)
When freight is shipped using two or more modes of transportation; intermodal transportation typically refers to truck-rail-truck shipments but may also include truck-to-air shipping or truck-to-ship for international shipments
A carrier authorized to operate between states or provinces in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada
A carrier who operates entirely within a single state
Returning containers to the port
A load where driver was on time for pickup or delivery and driver cannot get loaded/unloaded that day and must wait until the following day to be offloaded
The last day that a container is at the port before accruing storage fees; the goal is to have the container pulled by the LFD
LCL is an ocean shipment in which the cargo does not occupy the full container (of any size); in this case, goods for different consignees would be consolidated into one full container
A lift on the back of some trucks that assist in getting freight on and off the truck; often used in place of a loading dock
Another term for shipment, referring to a commodity being transported from one point to another
A platform at a facility where goods are loaded and unloaded from trucks
Operate within a small city radius and often pull smaller vehicles
The planning and execution of the movement of goods and products from one location to another
Third party workers who charge the driver to offload the trailer; usually in food/beverage warehouses and usually needs a lumper advance
The entity responsible for moving freight, using trucks, trains, planes, or boats
Weight of the goods being shipped does not include truck weight
Foreign freight handler; also known as booking agent and agent
Pulling containers from the port
Document used for customs declaration and delivery orders that identifies the quantity, weight, dimensions, and piece count within a container
The fee the ocean carrier charges for each day past the number of free days that a container is away from the port
Permits may be needed if your shipment is overweight or over dimensional; we will price the permit beforehand and will include this in your overall rate to your customer when quoting
The location of where the goods will be delivered to
This date and time is the latest the loaded container can be gated into the port
Also called the port of unloading, the port of discharge is the place where a ship or aircraft unloads its shipments, which are then discharged to their respective consignees
A pre-alert is a shipment notice sent by the freight forwarder at origin to the freight forwarder or customs broker at destination, so that they can prepare for the import clearance and delivery arrangements in advance; it signifies that the shipment has already been loaded and indicates the estimated arrival along with other important shipment information
A load booked well in advance relative to pick up time
A load where pickup and/or delivery appointments are known in advance of accepting load, typically set when the customer sends a load tend
Owned by the shipper and therefore does not charge a fee to its owner
Once the load has been delivered to the consignee, a facility rep will sign the form to confirm the load was delivered in the same condition as when it was loaded into the trailer
The amount of money that we are charging the customer for the load
Situation where driver shows up to deliver the shipment and then must deliver to another facility instead of original receiver; rate for redelivery is at least $50.00 and depends on how far away the actual receiver is from original location
A temperature-sensitive trailer with insulated walls, a refrigerated unit, and an extra fuel tank to maintain the temperature; it is heavier than dry vans and cannot carry as much weight
When a consignee (receiver) refuses a product
One disadvantage to a roll-up door is the floor height opening; a trailer with roll-up doors has significantly less space because the door rolls up into the trailer
The process of determining the most efficient route for transporting goods
This is a plastic or metal device with a unique code that is secured to the closed trailer doors to help prevent claims; the only way the trailer can be opened is if the seal is broken
This is the point of origin for a load, the physical place or location where the driver picks up a load; it can be a distribution center, processing plant, rail yard or shipping yard
A company that owns vessels and transports containers via sea
Trailer doors that open by swinging out, allowing for more freight to be loaded
A stop off fee is assessed by the trucker if a shipment is split between two delivery locations
The coordination and management of activities involved in the production and delivery of a product or service
Total weight of tractor and trailer without loaded materials
A set amount of money if there are tarps needed on a load; usually occurs when customer asks you for a rate on an open deck load but does not know if tarps will be needed or not
20FT. EQUIVALENT UNIT, MEASURE OF VOLUME IN UNITS OF A 20-FOOT-LONG FULL CONTAINER; LARGE CONTAINER SHIPS CAN TRANSPORT MORE THAN 18,000
A freight broker that acts as a go-between for customers and carriers; 3pls often have discounted freight rates and offer customer service
Truck ordered not used; a load where driver has been dispatched and is en route to shipper or is at the shipper and the load is cancel
Monitoring the progress of a load from beginning to end
What the tractor pulls (what the freight is shipped on); Trailer Lengths are Van – 53’ Reefer – 53’ Flatbed 48’ or 53’
This is a chassis with three rear axles as opposed to the normal two; this is for weight distribution on a “per axle” basis; 20’ containers loaded over 38,000lbs (about 17236.5 kg) will require a triaxle to distribute weight evenly legally per axle
The process of taking items off a container, shrink wrapping/palletizing/sorting commodities and loading them onto a dry van
The Transportation Worker Identification Credential, also known as TWIC®, is required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act for workers who need access to secure areas of the nation's maritime facilities and vessels
A facility used for storage of goods and products
Yard storage is the storage of containers in a trucker’s gated yard; if a container cannot be delivered to its destination before the LFD (Last Free Day), the container may be stored in the trucker’s yard to avoid costly demurrage charges; truckers charge a daily fee for yard storage
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