Glossary
10+2 Importer Security Filing (ISF)-
Issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) effective January 26, 2010. Before merchandise arriving by vessel can be imported into the U.S., the ISF importer or their agent must electronically submit certain advance cargo information to CBP in the form of an Importer Security Filing (ISF).
Air Transportation -
The use of aircraft to move cargo.
Destination -
The place where freight/cargo is going or directed.
Domestic Ocean Transportation -
The use of vessels and barges to move cargo within the U.S.
Drayage -
The pick up or delivery of an ocean container via truck.
Expedited Freight -
Emergency or time-sensitive freight picked up and safely delivered as soon as possible.
Freight Consolidation -
Cargo consolidation service in which several smaller shipments are assembled and shipped together resulting in better freight rates and security of cargo.
Freight Deconsolidation -
Separating a 'consolidated' (usually containerized) shipment into its original constituent shipments, for delivery to their respective consignees.
Full Truckload (FTL)-
The transportation of freight that fills a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
International Ocean Transportation -
The use of vessels and barges to move cargo outside the U.S.
Less than Truckload (LTL) -
The transportation of relatively small freight; small enough to not fill a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
Origin -
The point where freight/cargo originates; the starting point.
Oversize Cargo -
Anything that will not fit inside a standard (twenty or forty foot) container.
Pick and Pack -
Merchandise shipment process where items are selected (picked) from a warehouse according to what has been ordered by each customer, and then packed for shipment.
Refrigerated Cargo -
Perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation.
Transloading Freight -
The process of transferring product from ocean containers into domestic intermodal, or over-the-road trailers.
Warehousing -
A place in which goods or merchandise are stored