Transportation-Logistics DictionaryJoseph L. Cavinato This dictionary is testimony to the dynamic nature of the transportation and logistics field. The field continues to grow and evolve into an increasing myriad of orientations. This work stems back to the middle 1970s with the first edition by Wallace I. Little (1921 - 1977). The second edition in 1982 contained over five hundred additions and nearly sixty major alterations. This tJ:llrd edition contains over three hundred additional entries as well as major ai~erations to over fifty of them. Transportation continues to change into a market driven industry. The user side reflects market- and management-driven emphases that would have been labeled as pure fiction just a decade ago. Some of these changes are: • Deregulation • Purchasing evolving closer to logistics and having greater roles in with traffic • Logistics having close association with production, scheduling, and related areas • Computers and electronic links becoming major parts of the traffic/ transportation/purchasing landscape • Greater international corporate orientations • Need for logistics flexibility regarding pro-action in the face of energy, interest cost, inflation, international competition, and other major environmental forces • Increased roles of non-economic regulations and policies In addition to the changes in the transport-traffic management interface, the shipper side of the world has extended to be linked with such titles and functions as materials, distribution, warehousing, inventory, customer service, order entry, planning, production scheduling, and in many cases purchasing. This dictionary is a document that will continue to grow. |
Contents
Dictionary of TransportationLogistics | 14 |
RatesAll Carrier Modes | 256 |
Standard Abbreviations | 264 |
Transportation Laws and Regulations | 293 |
ICC Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation | 302 |
Standard Operational Information | 308 |
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Common terms and phrases
agent amount applied authority axle bank bill of exchange bill of lading Bureau buyer cargo carload certificate charter class rates classification classification yard commodity rate common carrier consignee container contract costs cubic customs damage delivery demurrage destination document draft equipment export facilities firm foreign freight charges freight forwarders handling haul hopper car Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission inventory invoice involves joint lease less-than-carload letter of credit liability loading logistics long ton loss materials merchandise minimum motor carrier move movement operating package pallet passenger payment performed permits port purchase quantity rail car rail carrier railroad receipt referred regulations revenue route rules schedule Section seller ship shipment shipper specific storage switching tariff term terminal tonnage track tractor traffic trailer train transfer transit truck truckload United unloading usually vehicle vessel volume warehouse waybill weight yard