freight
Transported commercial load
Freight is goods transported in bulk, typically by truck, train, ship, or plane: The freight arrived damaged.
It also means the cost of such transport or the transport system itself: We'll ship it by freight.
As a verb, to freight is to load or transport cargo.
A freight train carries goods rather than passengers.
Figuratively, something freighted with meaning carries heavy significance.
Objects for holding things
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- bulkMain mass or size
- shipmentGoods being transported
consignment · load · payload · tonnage · commodities · goods · merchandise · parcels
Road-based freight shipping
- railwayTrack system for trains
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
carrier · drayage · intermodal · conveyance · transit · fleet · lorry · van
Of the sea
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- portDocking place for ships
dock · stevedore · longshoreman · manifest · crane · cargo hold · berth · harbor
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
inventory · procurement · tracking · routing · scheduling · dispatch · consolidation · deconsolidation
Fixed prices charged
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- surchargeExtra fee added
- tariffTax on traded goods
- billingCharging for services rendered
invoice · COD · prepaid · collect · demurrage · hundredweight · per diem
Taxes on imports
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- dutyRequired moral task
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
quotas · sanctions · international · wholesale · commodity exchange · trade route · free trade · embargo
containers
Objects for holding things
shipment · consignment · load · payload · tonnage · commodities · goods · merchandise · parcels · barrels
trucking
Road-based freight shipping
- railwayTrack system for trains
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- haulageCommercial goods transport
carriage · carrier · drayage · intermodal · conveyance · transit · fleet · lorry · van · articulated
maritime
Of the sea
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- oceanMassive saltwater body
port · dock · stevedore · longshoreman · manifest · crane · cargo hold · berth · harbor · deckhand
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
3PL · inventory · procurement · tracking · routing · scheduling · dispatch · consolidation · deconsolidation · customs broker
rates
Fixed prices charged
billing · invoice · COD · prepaid · collect · demurrage · hundredweight · per diem
tariffs
Taxes on imports
customs · quotas · sanctions · international · wholesale · commodity exchange · trade route · free trade · embargo · clearance
- cargocargo, shipment, payload, goods, general cargo
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- railroadstrain, tracks, track, locomotive, locomotives
- train termsall aboard, engine, departure time, arrival time, passenger car
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- routes & transportrailroad, railway, flight, highway, route
freightpassengers
Transported travelers
people · travelers · commuters · human cargo · personnel
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- freight elevatorsVertical cargo transport systems
- freight railTrain-based cargo shipping
- freight linesCommercial cargo transport networks
- freight ratesPrices for moving goods
- freight servicesCommercial cargo transportation business
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