freight transport
Moving goods commercially
Freight transport is the movement of goods and cargo from one location to another, whether by truck, rail, ship, or aircraft.
The term encompasses the entire system of moving commercial goods: The company relies on freight transport to supply its warehouses.
Distinguished from passenger transport, which moves people.
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- eighteen wheelerLarge tractor-trailer rig
- locomotivesPowered rail vehicles
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
cargo hold · shipping container · logistics · supply chain · rolling stock · train · warehouse · perishables · waybill · customs clearance · bulk cargo · drayage · last mile · railway station · port · inventory control · transloading · interstate
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- Maritime Transportcargo ships, container ships, ferries, freighters, tankers
- I-5Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego
- South Asian Railwaysrailway stations, railway station, rail tracks, train station, passenger trains
- automotivecars, car, trucks, truck, buses
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
freight transportpassenger transport
Moving people commercially
passenger service · passenger rail · public transit · mass transit · ridership
freight transportwarehousing
Storing goods commercially
storage · stockpiling · distribution center · depot · distribution centers