Glossary and related words for Cargo and Freight Transportation
bill of entry: a list of goods that are being brought into or sent out of a country, shown to customs officials (=people who check whether tax should be paid on goods moving from one country to another)
bill of lading: a list of the goods that are being sent somewhere on a ship
cargo: things that are being sent by ship, plane, train, or truck
cargo: used about ships, planes etc that carry goods
carriage: the process of moving goods from one place to another
carriage: the cost of moving goods
carrier:a company that moves goods or people from one place to another
carrying charge: a charge for storing or delivering a customer’s goods
consignment: an amount of goods that are delivered
consignment: the act of delivering goods to someone who has bought them
delivery: goods that are brought to a place
freight: goods that are carried by vehicles
freight: used in the transport of goods
freight verb: to carry goods on a vehicle
goods: carrying large quantities of goods from one place to another
handle verb: to deal with the people or goods that pass through an airport, port, or other centre
handler: someone whose job is to move a particular type of goods
handling: the management or movement of goods
haul verb: to move goods from one place to another
haulage: the business of carrying goods by road or railway, or the cost of doing this
hauler: a haulier
haulier: a person or company that carries goods by road or railway
load: the goods that a vehicle carries
loading bay: an area from which goods can be loaded on and off trucks, trains etc
logistics management: management of the activity of transporting goods to customers or to places where they are bought or sold
merchant: relating to or used in the business of buying and selling goods or their transport
offload verb: to remove goods from a container or vehicle and put them somewhere else
offload verb: if a vehicle or ship offloads, the goods that are on it are removed
packing: the activity of putting goods into containers so that they can be sent somewhere and sold
seaborne adjective: carried across the sea in ships
ship verb: to send goods or people somewhere by ship
ship verb: to send goods to customers, or to be sent to customers, usually by air or land
ship out: to move goods or people away from a place
shipload: an amount of goods, or a number of people, carried on a ship
shipment: an amount of goods carried on a ship, plane, train, or truck
shipment: the process of taking goods from one place to another
shipowner: someone who owns ships, usually ships that carry goods
shipper: a company that arranges for goods to be taken somewhere by ship
shipping: the business of carrying goods, especially in a ship
shipping: the cost of carrying goods, especially in a ship
shipping agent: a person or company that prepares the legal documents that are necessary for goods to be carried by ship
tare: the weight of an empty truck or large container, used for calculating the weight of the goods that it carries
tonnage: the size of a ship, or the amount of goods that it can carry, measured in tons
traffic: the goods or passengers that travel in planes, ships, or trains
truck verb: to take goods somewhere in a truck
trucking: the job or business of carrying goods or animals in trucks
truckload: the quantity of goods that a truck can carry
unload verb: to take goods off a vehicle such as a truck or ship
travel well: to be able to be moved long distances without being spoiled or damaged