terminology

BILL OF LADING (Shipping Instructions Document) - A non negotiable document by which a transportation firm acknowledges receipt of freight and contract for its movement.

Bill To:  - party paying for transportation – may be the shipper, consignee or third party

Consignee - The party to whom goods are shipped and delivered. The receiver of a freight shipment

Consolidation - Single delivery of multiple shipments from one or more suppliers

Cubic foot -   length by width by height measured in inches divided by 1728 equals cubic feet, example 90 X 40 X 80 = 288000 inches 288000 / 1728 = 166.7 cubic feet

Declared value - the value of the shipment declared on the bill of lading when insurance in excess of $2.00 per pound is required

Deconsolidation - unloading and sorting of a full truck or container load of LTL shipments

Density – weight divided by cube

Door to door service - Nesel picks up and Nesel delivers

FSC – fuel surcharge

Interline – when a shipment is received from or given to another carrier

LTL - less than truckload shipment

Proof of Delivery (POD) – signed document proving that the shipment was delivered to the consignee as tendered

Signed clear -   the shipment is received and signed for without exception

Third party – neither the shipper or consignee for example the sold to

TL – truckload shipment

Transloading - unloading ocean containers and loading domestic equipment

For a more comprehensive listing of abbreviations in the transportation industry please refer to: http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/logistics/d.html