Commercial item transport and distribution Commercial item transport and distribution Advanced Shipment Notice is General Motors' electronic notification system of pending railcar loads to be delivered; an electronic packing list. A notification by a shipper providing instructions to all parties responsible for the movement of freight from origin to destination. An ASN refers to the information used in creating a Waybill and Bill of Lading. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced Shipping Notice"
Affreightment (from freight) is a legal term used in shipping. Contract of Affreightment is the expression usually employed to describe the contract between a shipowner and some other person called the freighter, by which the shipowner agrees to carry goods of the freighter in his ship, or to give to the freighter the use of the whole or part of the cargo-carrying space of the ship for the carriage of his goods on a specified voyage or voyages or for a specified time; the freighter on his part agreeing to pay a specified price, called freight, for the carriage of the goods or the use of the ship. A ship may be let like a house to some person who takes possession and control of it for a specified term. The person who hires a ship in this way occupies during the currency of his term the position of shipowner. The contract by which a ship is so let may be called a charter-party; but it is not, properly speaking, a contract of affreightment, and is mentioned here only because it is necessary to remember the distinction between a charter-party of this kind, which is sometimes called a demise of the ship, and a charter-party which is a form of contract of affreightment, as will hereinafter appear. ...more on Wikipedia about "Affreightment"
Australia Standard Pallets are square hardwood pallets which are standard in Australia and non-standard anywhere else in the world. They are 1165mm by 1165 mm in size and fit perfectly in the RACE (container) of the Australian railways. They are ill suited for the standard 20 foot and 40 foot ISO Containers used around the globe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australia Standard Pallets"
A bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier, e.g. a ship's master, acknowledging that specified goods have been received on board as cargo for conveyance to a named place for delivery to the consignee who is usually identified. A through bill of lading involves the use of at least two different modes of transport from road, rail, air, and sea. The term derives from the noun "bill", a schedule of costs for services supplied or to be supplied, and from the verb "to lade" which means to load a cargo onto a ship or other form of transport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill of lading"
Bonded warehouse, a warehouse established by the ...more on Wikipedia about "Bonded warehouse"
Bulk liquids is a term associated with commercial transportation of liquids in large volumes, usually not including petroleum products. Vegetable oils and fish oils are common bulk liquids. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bulk liquids"
Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or ...more on Wikipedia about "Cargo"
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cargo airline"
A casemate is a heavy duty structure originally a vaulted chamber in a fortress. Today the military use the term for a fortified gun emplacement. In civilian use a casemate may be a tunnel cut into a rock face with armoured doors, used for storing volatile goods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Casemate"
Commercial Vehicle Operations is an application of Intelligent Transportation Systems for trucks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commercial vehicle operation"
A common carrier is an organization that transports a product or service using its facilities, or those of other carriers, and offers its services to the general public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common carrier"
In a contract of carriage, the consignee is the person to whom the shipment is to be delivered whether by land, sea or air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consignee"
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size containers, in a technique called containerization. However, cargo that is too big to carry in containers can be handled using so-called flat racks, open top containers and platforms. There are also container ships called "Ro-Ro's" (for roll-on, roll-off) which utilize shore-based ramp systems for loading and unloading. Ro-Ro's are usually associated with shorter trade routes, as they are unable to carry the volume of crane-based container vessels. However, due to their flexibilty and high speed, Ro-Ro's are frequently used in today's container markets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Container ship"
Containerization is a system of intermodal cargo transport using standard ISO containers (also known as isotainers) that can be loaded on container ships, railroad cars, and trucks. There are five common standard lengths, 20 ft (6.1 m), 40 ft (12.2 m), 45 ft (13.7 m), 48 ft (14.6 m) and 53 ft (16.2 m). US domestic standard containers are generally 48 ft and 53 ft. Container capacity (of ships, ports, etc) is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU, or sometimes teu). A twenty-foot equivalent unit is a measure of containerized cargo equal to one standard 20 ft (length) × 8 ft (width) × 8.5 ft (height) container. In metric units this is 6.10 m (length) × 2.44 m (width) × 2.59 m (height), or approximately 39 m3. Most containers today are of the 40-ft variety and thus are 2 TEU. 45 ft containers are also designated 2 TEU. Two TEU are referred to as one forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU). These two terms of measurement are used interchangeably. "High cube" containers have a height of 9.5 ft (2.9 m), while half-height containers, used for heavy loads, have a height of 4.25 ft (1.3 m). ...more on Wikipedia about "Containerization" I wish I had a shortopedia. Commercial_item_transport_and_distribution
A containerlift is a road going truck or semi-trailer used to hoist, stack and transport ISO standard containers. The containerlift loads and unloads the container utilising a pair of hydraulic powered cranes mounted at each end of the vehicle chassis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Containerlift"
In the airline and some other transportation industries, a counter-to-counter package is a quicker (and more expensive) alternative to standard freight for the shipment of small parcels and envelopes. These shipments have size, weight, and content restrictions, and usually may be dropped off and picked up at a ticket counter, luggage service or freight office. ...more on Wikipedia about "Counter-to-counter package"
Cutaway van chassis are used by second stage manufacturers for a wide range of completed motor vehicles, primarily small trucks, school buses, ambulances, and recreational vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cutaway van chassis"
Distribution is one of the four aspects of marketing. A distribution business is the middleman between the manufacturer and retailer or (usually)in commercial or industrial the business customer. After a product is manufactured by a supplier/factory, it is typically stored in a distribution company's warehouse. The product is then sold to retailers or customers. The other three parts of the marketing mix are product management, pricing, and promotion. Traditionally, distribution has been seen as dealing with logistics: how to get the product or service to the customer. It must answer questions such as: ...more on Wikipedia about "Distribution (business)"
A dock is an area of water often between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing ships. Docks are also often used for the loading and unloading of commercial ships and ferries. A dockyard consists of one or more docks, usually with other structures. Dry docks can be emptied of water, so all parts of the ship can be investigated, cleaned, maintained and repaired. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dock (maritime)"
Drop shipment or [drop shipping] is a type of retailing where the retailer does not keep goods in stock, but instead passes the customer's order and shipment details to the wholesaler, who then dispatches the goods to the customer directly. The retailer makes their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drop shipment"
In economics, a duty is a kind of tax, often associated with customs, a payment due to the revenue of a state, levied by force of law. Properly, a duty differs from a tax in being levied on specific commodities, financial transactions, estates, etc, and not on individuals; thus it is right to talk of import duties, excise duties, death or succession duties, etc, but of income tax as being levied on a person in proportion to his income. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duty (economics)"
In economics, an export is any good or commodity, shipped or otherwise transported out of a country, province, town to another part of the world, typically for use in trade or sale. Export products or services are provided to foreign consumers by domestic producers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Export"
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Food distribution is a vital factor in public nutrition. Where it breaks down, famine, malnutrition or illness can occur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Food distribution"
A forklift truck (often just called forklift) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials by means of steel forks inserted under the load. The forklift was invented in 1920 by the transmission manufacturing company Clark (today known as Clark Material Handling Company) in order to facilitate the movement of heavy automotive subassemblies. It has since become an indispensable piece of equipment in many manufacturing and warehousing operations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forklift truck" Good to know http://www.shortopedia.com.
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