Intercoastal Carriers This is a term for water carriers that transport cargo on east and west coast waters. Usually, they make their way to [...]

Embargo This is more of a widely used term, since we hear it in history textbooks and in the news. Yet, embargo is defined [...]

Reefer A reefer is a refrigerated container and is used for keeping perishable items in transit cold and non-perishable. When stocked on a ship, [...]

Dead-head A dead-head is when part of a transportation trip has no cargo moved within it. For example, when a truck goes from Nashville [...]

Common Carrier This is a for-hire carrier that is most often used by the general public, not by the logistics or shipping sector. Ranging [...]

Advanced Shipment Notice Advanced Shipment Notice is a document that goes ahead of a shipment that informs the receiver of all the details regarding [...]

Actual Time of Arrival (A.T.A.) Today, this mnemonic is a quick one. A.T.A. stands for actual time of arrival. It is used in shipping [...]

Backhaul The backhaul is the return trip back from the original destination point to the point of origin. It is here that the backhaul [...]

Cross Docking Cross docking is the practice of unloading cargo from a railcar/semi-trailer truck and then directly loading it out on outbound railcars/semi-trailer trucks [...]