drayage
Short-haul freight charge
Drayage is the short-distance hauling of goods, especially the transport of shipping containers between ports, rail yards, and warehouses.
The term comes from dray, a low flat-bed cart historically used for heavy loads.
In modern logistics, drayage typically refers to trucking that connects different segments of freight transport: The drayage fees added significantly to shipping costs.
Covering limited distance
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- containerThing for storing items
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- portDocking place for ships
terminal · chassis · pickup · delivery · transfer · bobtail · trailer · rig
Adjacent to mooring area
- wharfShip docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
- longshoremanHarbor freight worker
berth · vessel · shipyard · crane · lift · unloading · depot · transload
short-haul
Covering limited distance
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- containerThing for storing items
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
port · terminal · chassis · pickup · delivery · transfer · bobtail · trailer · rig · driver
dockside
Adjacent to mooring area
longshoreman · berth · vessel · shipyard · crane · lift · unloading · depot · transload
surcharge
Extra fee added
rate · assessment · toll · levy · duty · expense · payment · price · premium · billing
teamster
Professional cargo driver
freighter · livery · harness · load · cobblestone · merchant · goods · barrel
drayageocean freight
Cargo transported by ship
air cargo · rail transport · maritime shipping · air freight · sea freight