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When customers have home decor, Christmas trees, Halloween costumes, Easter candy and decor. What is this freight called?
Predictable seasonal freight
LCL
Less than container load
Capacity procurement executive responsible for procuring and managing carriers to ensure efficient and cost-effective transportation of goods
What is a CPE stand
Pulled by pick ups with Duallys
Hotshots
CBP
Customs and border protection
The empty movement of a transportation vehicle without cargo or revenue, reproducing activity
What is Deadhead
Maximum weight that a single axle of a 53 foot van can have legally on the road
34,000 lbs
FCL
Full container load
A unique identifier number used by the US Department of transportation to commercial motor vehicle vehicles, indicating compliance with safety regulations and authorizing them to operate on public highways
What is DOTN Department Of, transportation number
A tractor truck that is being operated without a trailer attached, often used for short distance for transport, or when the trailer is not necessary
Bobtail
RFP
Request for proposal
An online marketplace that connects shippers and carriers
What is Dial a truck ( DAT )
This refers to large quantities of goods, such as raw material or commodities that are transported and loose form such as greens coal, or without being packaged, typically carried in a large capacity vessel, trains or trucks
Bulk freight
RFI
Request for information
A trailer with a low deck height designed to transport, oversize or overweight cargo
What is lowboy trailer?