freight carriers
Goods movement companies
Freight carriers are companies or vehicles that transport goods commercially.
The term covers trucking firms, railroads, shipping lines, and air cargo services—any business that moves cargo for pay.
The freight carrier delivered the machinery three days late.
In logistics contexts, carriers are distinguished by mode: motor carriers haul by truck, common carriers serve the general public.
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- shipping companyFirm transporting goods
- railroadsTrain transportation systems
- cargoTransported goods
warehouse · train · load · customs broker · supply chain · fleet management · delivery truck · haul · boxcar · dock · bill of lading · cargo airlines · common carrier · semi-trailer · trucking companies · long haul · interstate · hazardous materials
- transport companiesAmerican Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, FedEx, UPS
- service providersdoctors, nurses, phone company, hospitals, tax preparer
- air freightair cargo, cargo planes, cargo airlines, cargo aircraft, freighters
- commercial carriersairlines, trucking companies, shipping lines, cargo airlines, parcel services
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- licensed industriesbanks, casinos, pharmacies, airlines, insurance companies
freight carrierspassenger services
Amenities for public transit users
passenger airlines · bus lines · people movers · taxi services · passenger rail
freight carrierswarehouses
Large goods storage buildings
storage facilities · freight terminals · distribution centers · freight yards