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Appendix A - Glossary of Terms and Definitions
Appendix A - Glossary of Terms and Definitions
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– Order Bill of Lading: a negotiable document by which a transportation line acknowledges receipt of a shipment and contracts for its movement. The surrender of the original straight bill of lading, properly endorsed, is required by transportation lines upon delivery of the shipment, in accordance with the terms of the bill of lading.
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Most exempt commodities are agricultural commodities or seafood. 26 Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets
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Flat Bed: a truck or truck trailer with no sides and with the floor of a standard height from the ground. Free Time: the time period given to the owner for taking delivery of freight before storage charges accrue at a freight facility, often a port or intermodal terminal.
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Mileage Rates: transportation rates applied according to distance shipped. Mini Land Bridge: a term associated with international freight, where freight arrives by ocean carrier on one coast (Atlantic or Pacific)
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TEU: twenty-foot equivalent unit, standard volumetric measure of container shipping. Third Party: an intermediate party responsible for a shipment that is neither the shipper or consignee.
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