Terms
The materials or goods being transported
Freight
North Carolina
NC
Maine
EST
Mississippi
Southeast
Georgia
Z3
Penalty charges assessed by a carrier to a shipper or consignee for longer than a stipulated time for loading or unloading
Detention
Tennessee
TN
Minnesota
CST
Delaware
Northeast
Virginia
Z2
Any additional charge outside of the standard line haul and FSC on any given shipment
Accessorial / Accessorial Charges
Texas
TX
Kansas
CST/MST
Indiana
Midwest
Ohio
Z4
A firm to which logistics services are outsourced. Typically handles many of the following tasks: purchasing, inventory management/warehousing, transportation management, order management.
3PL / Third-party Logistics
Illinois
IL
Montana
MST
Wyoming
Pacific Northwest
Oklahoma
Z7
The FMCSA's SAFER, provides a concise record of the company's identification, size, commodity information and safety record. What does SAFER stand for?
Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System
Arkansas
AR
Oregon
MST/PST
Utah
West Coast
New Mexico
Z9