The act of combining individual shipments into a single lot, in order to reduce costs or improve transport equipment utilization. Consolidation can take a variety forms by customer, geography, shippin [..]

A carrier's charge for accessorial services such as loading, unloading, pickup, and delivery.

Detailed shipment information transmitted to a customer or consignee in advance of delivery, designating the contents (individual products and quantities of each) and nature of the shipment. In EDI da [..]

A bill of lading for air transport, which serves as a receipt for the shipper, indicates that the carrier has accepted the goods listed, and obligates the carrier to carry the consignment to the airpo [..]

A symbol consisting of a series of printed bars representing values. A system of optical character reading, scanning, and tracking of units by reading a series of printed bars for translation into a n [..]

A computer term, which refers to the processing of computer information after it has been accumulated in one group, or batch. This is the opposite of “real-time” processing, where transactions are pro [..]

A transportation document, which is the contract of carriage. It contains the terms and conditions between the shipper and carrier.

A rate that does not increase according to the distance the commodity is shipped.

A firm that transports goods or people via land, sea or air.

An international business document that certifies the country of origin of the shipment.