The number assigned to an Order once entered into our system?
What is the Load/Order/Pro Number number
100
A Rate based upon the number of miles the commodity is shipped?
What is a rate per mile
100
A Reefer
What is- a refrigerated trailer.
100
The total time that it takes the driver from shipping point to the final destination
What is Transit Time?
100
Suspension which supports the load on air-filled rubber bags rather than steel springs.
What is Air Ride Suspension?
200
Electronic Data Interchange
What is EDI
200
The science of planning, organizing, and managing activities that provide goods or services.
What is Logistics
200
SCAC
What is Standard Carrier Alpha Code, it is issued to identify a specific carrier.
Ex. Epes Logistics (EPSG)
Epes Transport (ETS)
200
The Motor carrier identification number
What is an MC#?
200
A document issued by a customer/shipper for the receipt of goods for shipment which also describes the terms of the shipment.
What is Bill of Lading?
300
The person or company to which a shipment of goods is delivered to?
What is Consignee
300
OS&D
What is over, short and/or damaged
300
When a customer and/or shipper changes the destination and/or consignee after the shipment has reached its originally billed destination and the driver is then redirected to a different consignee/destination than originally agreed upon.
What is Reconsignment
300
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes for a set agreed upon rate.
What is a Dedicated carrier and/or lane?
300
Tractor operating without a trailer
What is a Bobtail and/or Power Only?
400
Consignor
What is the Shipper
400
This is the lowest price that will be invoiced by a carrier for transportation services.
What is a minimum Charge
400
An enterprise that fulfills the request for goods or services
What is the Shipper?
400
A code describing a commodity or a group of commodities pertaining to goods classification. This code can be carrier tariff or regulating nature.
What is Commodity Code?
400
A document indicating that insurance has been secured under an open policy to cover loss or damage to a shipment while in transit.
What is Certificate of Insurance?
500
A standard sized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail, and highway
What is a Container
500
The term used for when freight is loaded and packaged onto pallets for shipping?
What is palletized
500
A fee owed to the carrier/driver when a truck has been dispatched and is on his way to the pick up location of the freight and/or arrives and there is no load available.
What is Truck Order Not Used?
500
A driver needing a load to take him back to his desired origin or home base.
What is Backhaul?
500
The penalty for exceeding free time allowed for loading/unloading under the terms of the agreement with the carrier.