cartage

Goods delivery charge

Cartage is the transport of goods by cart or truck, or the fee charged for such transport.

The word survives mainly in commercial contexts: The invoice included a cartage fee.

A cartage company hauls freight short distances, typically within a city or between nearby facilities.

haulage

trucking

Road-based freight shipping

conveyance · delivery · transfer · transit · portage · freight · shipping · logistics · dispatch · distribution

cargo

goods

Things for sale

load · lading · parcels · packages · crates · pallets · containers · boxes · bulk · inventory

vehicles

truck

Heavy freight vehicle

  • lorryBritish freight vehicle
  • vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
  • trailerPromotional film excerpt

flatbed · semi · rig · wagon · dray · dolly · handcart · pickup · eighteen-wheeler · articulated

music

roadie

Concert equipment handler

tour · rental · amplifiers · instruments · drums · cases · load-in · load-out · venue · stage

fee

charge

Cost or accusation

  • rateMeasured speed or charge
  • costRequired payment amount
  • tariffTax on traded goods

payment · expense · billing · invoice · toll · surcharge · premium · assessment · dues · levy

Categories
Opposites
movement vs. stillness

cartagestorage

Space for keeping goods

warehousing · stockpiling · immobility · holding · safekeeping

service vs. goods

cartagecargo

Transported goods

freight · goods · merchandise · lading · consignment

Family

carry, cart, carrier, carried, carriage, carts, carries, carting, carted

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