General
A plastic or metal device secured on the back of a container with a serial number to ensure the cargo is not tampered with.
What is a seal?
The ocean carrier that is responsible for transporting goods from origin to destination. They also own the vessels.
What is a Steamship Line or SSL?
A unique identifying number made up of 4 letters and 7 numbers to track a container throughout the life of the shipment.
What is a Container Number?
A fee that incurs if a container must be delivered in a residential area.
What is a Residential Fee?
The receiver or warehouse.
What is a Consignee?
The process of picking a container up from a terminal to load or unload it.
What is Gate Out?
A unique identifying code that indicates the SSL.
What is a SCAC?
What is a Reefer?
When a container must be pulled at least a day or more before it can be delivered.
What is a prepull?
Document signed by the receiver to confirm the goods were received and in good condition. It should also list the driver's in and out times from the facility.
What is a POD?
This is a number that is issued once a shipment has been fully released and must be utilized to pick up from a rail yard.
What is a Pickup Number?
The fee that may incur if a container is not picked up from the terminal in the designated free time.
What is demurrage?
The undercarriage that shipping containers are mounted to in order to safely transport them over the road.
What is a chassis?
A charge that may incur if a container weighs more than the allotted weight for it's size.
What is an overweight fee?
The document sent to the designated carrier with all shipment details for a given load.
What is a Delivery Order?
What is a rolled booking?
A fee that the SSL may charge if a container is outside of the terminal for longer than the agreed upon length of time.
What is Per Diem?
The height of a 20'GP and a 40'GP.
What is 8'6"?
This fee may incur if a driver is picking up an empty container from the receiver and they do not have a full container to take with them.
What is a bobtail?
A charge that may incur if a driver must wait longer than the predetermined agreed upon amount of time to be unloaded.
What is detention?
The earliest date a loaded container can be returned for an export.
What is ERD?
A contract between the SSL and origin shipper to move freight. Also an identifying number used to track shipments.
What is a Master Bill of Lading?
A container that is left at the receiver to be loaded or unloaded and then picked up at a later time.
What is a drop container?
This is a fee that may incur if a driver must store a container on their yard overnight.
What is Yard Storage?
A document with an itemized list of cargo, listing quantity, weight, dimensions and piece count.
What is a Packing List?