Glossary

In warehousing, a forklift truck that has a raised platform on which the operator stands.

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.

A facility used for the storage of household goods.

See Door to Door.

See Door to Port.

See Human Resources (HR).

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).

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

See International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

See International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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

The location where goods will be cleared so they can enter a country and usually overseen by a Customs authority.

Arranges for the Customs clearance of international shipments imported into a country.

Official authorization issued by a government allowing the delivery of a product into of a country (import) or the shipping of a product out a country (export).

Held or moved under Customs control either until import duties or other charges are paid, or to avoid paying the duties or charges until a later date.

Managing the process of taking in and handling materials arriving at a company, including receiving, inspecting, storing, and issuing materials.