Terminology related to road transportthe transport of passengers or goods on paved or otherwise improved routes between placesis diverse, with variation between dialects of english. An intermodal system for transporting containers by ocean and then by rail or motor to a port previously served as an all water move e. Inbound logistics glossary of transportation, logistics, supply chain, and. Auto logistics this is a general term that wraps all processes. License required to operate a vehicle with a gross weight of 26,001 pounds or above in.
There are also others, due to the parallel development of rail. Oecd glossary of statistical terms intermodal transport. Transport introduction we work to promote sustainable transport which is safe, clean and competitive, through the development of freight and personal mobility by inland transport modes, by improving traffic safety, environmental performance, energy efficiency, inland transport security and efficient service provision in the transport sector. Accessorial charges fees applied for services performed outside of the freight charges per the customers request. See threeway junction 511 a transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the united states and canada that was initially designated for road weather information. Essentially joint carrier movement in which motor carrier performs pickupdelivery operation to and from a rail terminal. Glossary of rail railway terms, lexicon and dictionary. On some electrified railroads and rapid transit lines, the third rail which. Department of transportation, containing shipping terms and acronyms. Local driver runs a set route within a city, also known as a city driver or a pickup and delivery driver.
Allway stop or fourway stop an intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions. Please feel free to submit a lower offer for us to consider. Containers are transported on public roads atop a container chassis or flatbed trailer towed by a tractor. Access a railroad customers physical ability to place freight on a railroad. Definitions and terms included here is information pertaining to railroad terms and meanings, a glossary if you will. The cscmp is a notforprofit professional business organization consisting of individuals throughout the world who have interests andor responsibilities in logistics and supply chain management, and the related functions that make up these professions. On this page is a general listing while more specific topics are covered in the links below including steam locomotives, infrastructure, rolling stock, motive power, and. An indirect driver is a driver that operates by altering the level or rate of change of one or more direct drivers. This page contains a list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railfans and. Any equipment purchased with federal or state capital funds is considered capital. Our customers also use our transport networks for business purposes, to deliver goods and services, and to move freight across the state and beyond. There are also others, due to the parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world. The difference between the american term railroad and the international term railway used by the international union of railways and englishspeaking countries outside the us is the most obvious difference in rail terminology see usage of the terms railroad and railway for more information.
Public transport access level is a measure of access to the public transport network. Glossary of terms related to network statements rne. The movement of sucrose into sieve tubes, using active transport, carried out by proteins in the plasma membranes of companion cells. Important indirect drivers include changes in population, economic activity, and technology, as well as sociopolitical and cultural factors. Glossary definition for railtorail input glossary term. This integrated system uses buses or specialized vehicles on roadways or dedicated lanes to quickly and efficiently transport passengers to their destinations, while offering the flexibility to. Glossary of transportation, logistics, supply chain, and. Minimum charge the lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment. Live load a condition where the truck and the trailer are at the dock being loaded or unloaded.
Those subject areas both use certain fieldspecific terminologies which might use different terms for analogous concepts, the same term for different concepts, and the like. Commercial driver license commercial driver license. Container shipping container standardsized rectangular box used to transport. Southeasterns apis are a suite known as webconnect.
Uic has been publishing multilingual dictionaries with railway terminology for decades. Council of supply chain management professionals cscmp. The abbreviation uic refers to standard terms adopted by the international union of railways in its official publications and thesaurus. A selection of rail transport dictionaries, glossaries and terminologies compiled by lexicool. The present third edition is the result of the valuable cooperation between the three organizations, that. All modes including highways, rail, air and maritime and encompassing all aspects related to transport and production logistics such. Purchase of the domain name does not include contents of the website. There may also be regional differences within a single country, and some terms differ based on the side of the road traffic drives on. Transport that originates and ends as close to the customer as possible, opposed to terminaltoterminal shipping dot. Where a carrier receives incoming freight that is then prepared for reloading into a truck, rail car, vessel or plan. A removable goose neck rgn double drop trailer has the ability to detach to allow for easier loading and unloading of heavy equipment that can be driven on to it. Logistics, freight and supply chain terminology and.
Standardsized rectangular box used to transport freight by ship, rail and highway. Content provided as an educational volunteer effort of the american passenger rail heritage foundation aprhf, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The difference atween the american term railroad an the internaitional term railway uised bi the internaitional union o railways an inglisspeakin countries ootside the united states is the maist significant difference in rail terminology. Capital costs the cost of equipment and facilities required to support transportation systems, vehicles, radios, shelters, etc. Capital longterm assets, such as property, buildings, roads, rail lines, and vehicles.
The system for automatically controlling train movements and directing train operations. Operated by the national railroad passenger corporation of washington, d. English to spanish transport transportation shipping. Distance from front bumper of a truck or trucktractor to the back of its cab. Depatment of transporation this is a 114 page long downloadable glossary provided by the u. Line haul driver typically a driver with a set daily route from city to city, also known as a regional driver. If you believe you have a better definition than the one given, please click on the link and edit the page it points to. Auto transport glossary corsia logistics 818 8505258. Accessorial service a service in addition to the linehaul serv ice, usually at an added expense e. In uk rail, intermodal is used to describe those trains conveying unitised loads, either from ports or between terminals. Base period the period between the morning and evening peak. Use the search bar to look for terms in all glossaries, dictionaries, articles and other. Base period the period between the morning and evening peak periods when transit service is generally scheduled on a constant interval. The national railroad passenger corporation, a federally created.
Intermodal transport where the major part of the european journey is by rail, inland waterways or sea and any initial andor final leg carried out by road are as short as possible. Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. Please help support the preservation and promotion of passenger rail heritage. To a train driver, the brakes are the most important part of the train but not many people. Freight forwarder a person whose business is to act as an agent on behalf of a shipper. For any given point in london, ptals combine walk times from a chosen point to the network stations and bus stops, for example together with service frequency data at these locations. Transportation glossary a api an application programming interface api is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software and applications. The whole organization and management of the auto shipping process.
Transport which the railway enterprise performs in order to meet its internal requirements whether or not such transport produces revenues for bookkeeping purpose. There are also others, due to the parallel development of rail transport. Glossaries of rail transport rail transportation in the united states. The difference between the american term railroad and the international term railway used by the international union of railways and englishspeaking countries outside the us is the most obvious difference in rail terminology. Light rail is designed for heavily traveled corridors where the stop needs do not support heavy rail transit. Backhaul the process of a transportation vehicle typically a truck returning. Customers also use the transport network for business purposes, to deliver goods and services, and to move freight across the state and beyond. Brokers are typically the main contact for the person shipping the vehicle except at the time of vehicle pick up and delivery where you deal directly with the driver of the car carrier who is contracted by the broker to ship. The material made available in this glossary is for information.
Methods of travel include modes such as walking, bicycling, busriding, rail, carpool, vanpool, ferry and similar such modes. Alternately, the pinned double bars coupling a steam locomotive to its tender. Glossary and dictionary of trucking terms tools ooida. Transportation glossary southeastern freight lines. Glossary of rail terminology academic dictionaries and.
Glossary of transit terminology, american public transit association, washington, dc, 1994. Average annual daily truck traffic aadtt the total volume of truck traffic on a highway segment for one year, divided by the number of days in the year. In this article there are two glossaries of various railroad terms and a short history of the. A access road see frontage road advisory speed limit a speed recommendation by a governing body. A person or company charged with transporting goods or people for a fee canada border service agency. This glossary is an alphabetical listing of road transport terms.
Multimodal is more commonly used to describe a supply chain which uses more than one mode of transport i. A rail organisation accredited consistent with as4292 by an accreditation authority to be a track manager, train operator or provider of rolling stock. The difference between the american term railroad and the international term railway used by the international union of railways and englishspeaking countries outside the united states is the most significant difference in rail terminology. Providing assistance with the movement of goods by supplying the driver and vehicle to complete the task. Oecd glossary of statistical terms types of rail transport.
Atc requires automatic train operation ato and automatic train protection atp subsystems and has features which enhance operational safety, e. Commercial driver s license cdl the standardized driver s license required of bus and heavy truck. The second edition of this common glossary of standard terms presented in this booklet covers infrastructure, transport equipment, transport enterprises, traffic, transport measurement and energy consumption in the fields of rail, road, inland waterway, oil pipeline, maritime and intermodal transport statistics. Transport conveyed for an outside party against payment. Horizontal alignment is the design horizontal alignment of track i. They have become valuable tools for all those working in the international. Glossary for transport statistics european commission. This report was published for the first time in 1994 with the purpose of assisting member countries during the collection of data on transport made by the unece, ecmt and eurostat through the common questionnaire. A force that attracts water molecules to a surface, by hydrogen bonding. A freight forwarder frequently consolidates shipments from several shippers and coordinates booking reservations. See also commercial access, open access and terminal access below. Cmc glossary for ncop and dictionary of railway terminology. Freight glossary and acronyms fhwa freight management.
Helps the driver retain control of the vehicle during heavy braking on slippery roads. Glossary of north american railway terms wikipedia. It includes all methods of transport and communication rail, freight, and marine. Alignment of track, referred to as horizontal or vertical alignment. Thare are an aw others, due tae the parallel development o rail transport seestems in different pairts. Loading products into cargo containers in preparation for shipment via rail, sea or over the road transportation. Light rail transit a rail transit line that can operate in a variety of settings including private rightofway, subway, or mixed onstreet traffic.
For transport policy purposes the ecmt restricts the term combined transport to cover. A canadian agency tasked with overseeing the flow and security of goods through the canadian border cbsa. Whenever a person drives, travels by train, bus or light rail, or walks or cycles they become a customer of the transport system. In an ltl en vironment, the backhaul is the journey back to the home terminal. On this page is a general listing while more specific topics are covered in the links below including steam locomotives, infrastructure, rolling stock, motive power, and organizations.
Wikipedia wikipedia offers a very thorough list of rail transport terms, along with a multitude of pictures to make the definitions easier to understand. To ensure you are always in the know the approved ohana wants to help so, weve created a glossary of common terms. Any mode of travel other than a singleoccupant motorized vehicle. The glossary for transport statistics was published for the first time in 1994 with the purpose of assisting member countries during the collection of data on transport made by the unece, ecmt and eurostat through the common questionnaire. A load that returns a vehicle to the driver s andor carriers home base. Backhaul the process of a transportation vehicle typically a truck returning from the original destination point to the point of origin. A glossary of common freight shipping and cargo transportation terms, including lingo used in the 3pl brokerage and trucking industry. Here are some of the most great glossaries of rail vocabulary. Ksra08009enn illustrated glossary for transport statistics. Th e glossary for transport statistics was published for the fi rst time in 1994 with the purpose of assisting member countries during the collection of data on transport using the common questionnaire developed by the unece, itf and eurostat. State or governing body where a registrant has an established place of business and where operational records are retained. We think this will simplify and bring clarity to everyday business.
Weve realized that sometimes trying to decode the specialized vernacular of the transportation industry is tough. Rail terminology is a form o technical terminology. The fireman remains with the locomotive and, when the driver is at the other end. Suppose i want to write a report that discusses some topic from the viewpoint of two subject areas. Glossary for transport statistics international transport forum. Thare are an aw others, due tae the parallel development o rail transport seestems in different pairts o. This refers to the truck trailers that are being transported. Advance a living expense paid to a driver before completing a route.
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