Glossary

U.S. government program funded by taxes on motor fuels, tires, and trucks. Used for the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges and mass transit.

Taxes, such as the fuel tax, assessed by the federal and state governments that are designed to pay for the construction, maintenance, and policing of highways.

Railcars that permit top loading and bottom unloading of bulk commodities. Many have permanent tops with hatches to provide protection against the elements.

A facility or organization that is providing a common service across many industries.

A person who moves trucks and trailers within a terminal or warehouse yard area. Also referred to as yard drivers or spotters.

A document that serves as a receipt for goods to be transported by air that the forwarder will consolidate with cargo from other shippers for transport.

A document issued by a freight forwarder to a shipper as a receipt for goods that the forwarder will consolidate with cargo from other shippers for transport.

See Door to Door.

See Door to Port.

A facility used for the storage of household goods.

A central location that connects many routes (or spokes) in a network. Applicable for air, trucking, rail, maritime, and warehouse operations.

An airport that serves as a focal point for an airline or region of the origin of outbound flights, termination of inbound flights, and connection between flights.

The department charged with finding, screening, recruiting and training job applicants, as well as administering employee-benefit programs.

100 pounds. A pricing unit used in transportation rates.

See International Civil Aeronautics Organization (ICAO).

See Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).

See International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

See International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A standard set of trading terms and conditions designed to assist traders when goods are sold and transported, including the obligation of each party.

See International Standards Organization (ISO).

A series of international environmental management standards, guides, and technical reports. Instrumental for establishing an environmental management policy.

A set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help companies document and maintain an efficient quality system.

See Independent Trading Exchange (ITE).

Pallets and containers shaped to fit the internal wall contours of a narrow-body airplane and used in transporting cargo by air.

In logistics, the process of bringing products into a country from another country by land, air, or sea.