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Term	Definition
Shipper's Agent	Company which coordinates all aspects of an intermodal move, hiring drayage at both ends, and providing shippers with a single invoice.

Tariff	A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

Team	Team of two drivers who alternate driving and resting.

Terminal	A building for the handling and temporary storage of freight pending transfer between locations.

Third Party Logistics	See 3PL

Third Party Logistics Provider	Company which coordinates all aspects of an intermodal move, hiring drayage at both ends, and providing shippers with a single invoice.

Time-Definite Service	Delivery is guaranteed on a specific day or at a certain time of the day.

Tracking and Tracing	Monitoring and recording shipment movements from origin to destination.

Transit Time	The total time that elapsed between a shipment's pickup and delivery.

Transportation Broker	A transportation broker refers to a non-asset based company which sells & manages freight transportation services on behalf of their clients. Transportation brokers play an important role in the trucking industry managing very large volumes of truckload & less than truckload shipments. Transportation brokers typically arrange and manage, on behalf of their clients, the entire transportation process of a freight shipment. Their service includes finding a qualified carrier (with the proper insurance and operating authorities) who can move the freight in a timely manner, negotiating a good rate and then managing the entire process from pickup through to delivery.

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