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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A flat-bottomed vessel for transporting freight in rivers or canals and which is usually towed or pushed by another craft.
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition The freight carred by a ship, aircraft, truck or other vessel or vehicle.
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Carload -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completely fills a container or railcar.
Acronym: CL
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CHIEF -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition See Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight.
Acronym: CHIEF
Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
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Commercial Driver's License (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition License which authorizes an individual to operate commercial motor vehicles and buses over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. For operators of freight-hauling trucks, the maximum size which may be driven without a CDL is Class 6 (maximum 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight).
Acronym: CDL
Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
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Common Carrier (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Freight transportation company which serves the general public. May be regular route service (over designated highways on a regular basis) or irregular route (between various points on an unscheduled basis).
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Compensated Intracorporate Hauling -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Freight transportation service provided by one company for a sister company.
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Container (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a
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Container Load -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completely fills a container.
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Contract Carrier -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Company that transports freight under contract with one or a limited number of shippers.
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Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A computerized system for handling the tranport of freight into and across the EC, in operation in 1991.
Acronym: CHIEF
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EUROFRET -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition European system for International Road Freight Transport Operation, a DRIVE project.
Acronym: EUROFRET
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FLEET (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Freight and Logistics Efforts for European Traffic, a DRIVE project.
Acronym: FLEET
Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
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For-Hire Carrier -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Company in the business of transporting freight belonging to others.
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Full Carload -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completely fills a container or railcar.
Acronym: FC
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Full Container Load -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completely fills a container.
Acronym: FCL
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Full Truck Load -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completely fills the trailer or container.
Acronym: FTL
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight does not completely fill the container or railcar; or a particular consignor's freight when combined with others to produce a full carload.
Acronym: LTC
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight does not completely fill the container; or a particular consignor's freight when combined with others to produce a full container load.
Acronym: LCL
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight does not completely fill the trailer or container; or a particular consignor's freight when combined with others to produce a full truckload or full container load.
Acronym: LTL
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Less Than Truckload (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A quantity of freight less than that required for the application of a truckload (TL) rate; usually less than 10,000 pounds.
Acronym: LTL
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Road Transport -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Subject to several directives on rules of employment, training and work periods for drivers of heavy commercial vehicles, on road safety, and on cross-border freight.
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Shipping Container -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Standard-sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. International shipping containers are 20 or 40 feet long, conform to International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and are designed to fit in ships' holds. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis towed by a
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Tanker -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A vehicle for transporting bulk liquid freight; a tanker ship; a tanker truck or trailer; or a tanker aircraft. The equivalent form of rail transport is the tank car.
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Trucker -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition One who is in the business of operating a truck for freight transportation; a truck or tractor operator.
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A shipment in which the freight completly fills the trailer or container.
Acronym: TL
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Truckload (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition The quantity of freight required to fill a trailer; usually more than 10,000 pounds.
Acronym: TL
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Vignette -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A freight licence for cross-national road freight, to be introduced by 1998.
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