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Shipping Terms

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Term	Definition
Consignor	The individual/company who is shipping the shipment.

Container Load	A load that is sufficient in size, either by weight or volume.

Contract Carrier	Company that transports freight under contract with one or a limited number of shippers.

Destination	The place to which a shipment is consigned; the place where the carrier actually turns over the cargo to the consignee.

Dispatching	The scheduling and control of truck pickup and delivery. A critical link in the dispatching process is communication with drivers, which may be accomplished by phone, pager, radio, satellite communication, and cellular phone.

Domestic Intercity Trucking	Trucking operations which carry freight in their local areas and commercial zones.

Door-to-Door	Transportation of freight from consignor to consignee.

Drayage Firms	Motor carriers that provide local pickup and delivery of trailers and containers (on chassis).

End-Of-Line Terminal	A terminal used for pick-up and delivery of freight. Freight collected is sorted and routed to other end-of-line terminals or break bulk terminals for eventual delivery. Freight received from other terminals is sorted and allocated to drivers for delivery.

For-Hire Carrier	A company that provides truck transportation of cargo belonging to others and is paid for doing so. There are two types of for-hire carriers: common carriers and contract carriers. A for-hire carrier may be both a common and a contract carrier, but must file separate registrations to obtain both licenses.

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