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 [...]

Kitting In order fulfillment, there is a cost to assembling every order that comes in, according to how many products are in that order [...]

Pool Distribution No, this term is not about the distribution of swimming pools (though that definitely is possible). This term is defined as the [...]

Intermodal This is when the process of moving cargo between a variety of different transportation methods (freight, air, motor carriers, etc.), but all under [...]