Acronyms
3PL stands for...
What is Third Party Logistics
An equipment type that can be describes as an enclosed box trailer (typically 53' long).
What is a Dry Van?
A role that can be described as an individual, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of transporting goods.
What is a Carrier?
A company that owns and manages trucks, tractors and trailers.
What is an Asset Based company?
Any article of commerce; goods shipped.
What is Commodity?
The acronym ELD stands for...
What is an Electronic Logging Device?
An equipment type that can be described as a trailer equipped w/ a temperature control unit to keep product at an even temp during transport.
What is a Refrigerated Trailer (a.k.a. Reefer)?
A role that can be described as the Shipper (shipping the cargo).
What is a Consignor?
A route between cities or transportation hubs.
What is a Lane?
What is a Bill of Lading?
The acronym POD is...
What is Proof of Delivery?
An equipment type that can be described as a trailer with no sides or roof?
What is a Flatbed?
A role that can be described as the Receiver (Receiving the cargo).
What is a Consignee?
Hazardous material (any substance) that poses a risk to persons, property, or the environment when not properly contained.
What is HAZMAT?
Weight of the cargo being hauled.
What is a Payload?
The acronym for TONU stands for...
What is Truck Order Not Used?
An equipment type that can be described as a double drop w/ a detachable deck trailer.
What is a Reverse Goose Neck (RGN a.k.a. Lowboy)?
A role that can be described as an individual responsible for the scheduling and control of carrier pick up and delivery.
What is a Dispatcher?
Operating a truck w/ an empty trailer, amount of empty miles to load or empty to desired destination.
What is Deadhead?
A charge by carriers for keeping their trailer too long at the shipper's.
What is Detention/Demurrage?
The acronym for OS&D stand for...
What is Overages, Shortages, and Damages?
An equipment type that can be described as a trailer w/ a rolling curtains/ retractable tarping system.
What is a Conestoga?
A role that can be described as someone who is hired to load or unload a trailer.
What is a Lumper?
Materials used for the stowage and protections of cargo, usually refers to 4x4s.
What is dunnage?
An authority number issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to carriers and broker.
What is a Motor Carrier Number (MC#)?