Freight Glossary

Visual glossary of freight

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  • Call Before Pickup: Call before pick up is a request for the carrier to call ahead of pick up. It's a special handling service.
  • Cargo Insurance: Cargo insurance, or freight insurance, is full or partial coverage for freight that has been damaged or lost during shipping.
  • Carrier A carrier is a person or a trucking company that transports goods using their own assets: trucks, trains, ships, or airplanes.
  • Chassis: A frame with wheels that's used to secure a container during shipping via rail.
  • China Top: A type of trailer with a solid roof and curtains on the side. It allows for cargo to be protected from the elements and to be loaded or unloaded from the sides of the trailer.
  • Shipping Class: Each product is given a freight class ranging from 50-400 (determined by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association) based on its density and its assumed risk/liability for hauling.
  • COD - Collect on Delivery / Cash on Delivery: A process where the carrier collects payment for the shipment from the consignee, before releasing the freight. An alternative to COD is pre-paid shipping, where the freight has(...)
  • Commodity: Commodity is an item being shipped.
  • Consignee: Consignee is an entity who is the buyer and generally the receiver of a freight shipment.
  • Consolidation: Consolidating freight shipments means combining several shipments together in the same truck, to save on freight shipping costs.
  • Container: A container is a large metal box used for the transportation of freight by road, rail, sea, or air. The standard length are 20ft (6.06m) and 40ft (12.2m).
  • Containerization: Containerization is the system of intermodal freight transportation using intermodal containers of standardized sizes. Containers removed the need for manual handling and warehousing at ports.
  • Crane Loaded: When cargo is crane loaded, it means it's loaded using a crane (for example, shipping containers, or any freight that is too big/heavy for a forklift).
  • Crane Services: Cranes are used for loading or unloading cargo that is too large or too heavy for forklifts.
  • Crate: A crate is a large container with four walls and a bottom, with or without a top, used for transporting and/or storing large, heavy or fragile items. For more information on the key differences between crates and(...)
  • Cross-docking: Cross-docking is a method of logistics where the freight is unloaded from inbound transportation and loaded onto outbound transportation, with little or no storage time in-between.
  • Cubic Capacity: Cubic capacity is the total volume inside a truck, train, or ship, measured in cubic feet.
  • Curtain Top: A curtain top, curtain side (curtainside), China top or a Conestoga truck are all synonyms for a truck with a hard top with roll-up curtain sides. It's used for side loading cargo that needs to be protected from(...)
  • Customs Broker: A customs broker is a licensed person or company responsible for clearing goods through customs on behalf of importers and exporters, usually businesses. Trucking companies work with customs brokers to clear freight(...)
  • Customs Clearance: Shipments transpored cross-border (by land, air, or sea) must pass customs clearance before they are allowed to enter or exit a country. This process is handled by a customs broker.
  • Customs Invoice / Commercial Invoice: A customs invoice (USA) or a commercial invoice (Canada) is a document with a full description of the cargo, including the value and origin. This is a required document for most goods(...)

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