freight terminal
Goods transfer station
A freight terminal is a facility where cargo is received, sorted, and transferred between transportation modes or vehicles.
Trucks deliver shipments to a terminal, where they're consolidated or broken down for further distribution.
Terminals serve as hubs in shipping networks: The package sat at the freight terminal for two days before moving on.
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- trailer parkCommunity of relocatable dwellings
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
bulk cargo · heavy machinery · cold storage · customs office · import taxes · port · hazardous materials · shipping · overnight shipping · depot · container yard · cargo bay · cargo handling · railway · perishables · weigh station · consolidation · distribution center
- terminalsTTY, console, green screen, teletype, Kitty
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, runway, runways
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, package, merchant ships
- freightcargo, cargo ships, cargo ship, cargo planes, cargo trains
freight terminalpassenger terminal
Building for boarding travelers
passenger station · bus station · train station · airport terminal · transit hub
freight terminalpoint of origin
Where something starts
retail store · home delivery · pickup location · factory floor