freighting
Shipping goods commercially
Freighting is the transport of goods by vehicle, ship, or aircraft—the business or act of moving cargo.
The word emphasizes the commercial or industrial nature of the transport: The company has been freighting supplies across the border for decades.
It can also mean loading cargo onto a vehicle: They spent the morning freighting the trucks.
Things for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commodityFungible traded good
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- shipmentGoods being transported
bulk · container · pallet · inventory · lading · manifest · import · export
Transporting heavy items
- cartingMoving cargo by wagon
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- drayageFee for short-distance hauling
lugging · hefting · hoisting · schlepping · shifting · transferring · portage · manhandling
Road-based freight shipping
- railcarTrack-bound transport vessel
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
conveyance · carriage · freightliner · locomotive · articulated · reefer · boxcar · tanker car
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- heavinessState of being weighty
- strainExcessive stretching force
overload · laden · weighted down · carrying · bearing · burdened · loaded down · heavy cargo
Of the sea
- linerInner protective covering
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
port · wharf · quay · seafaring · nautical · bulkhead · shipmaster · deckhand
Product delivery infrastructure
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
- FTLExceeding light speed
palletizing · pick and pack · last mile · tracking · carrier · scheduling · routing · consolidation
goods
Things for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commodityFungible traded good
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
shipment · bulk · container · pallet · inventory · lading · manifest · import · export · customs
hauling
Transporting heavy items
drayage · lugging · hefting · hoisting · schlepping · shifting · transferring · portage · manhandling · forklift
trucking
Road-based freight shipping
- railcarTrack-bound transport vessel
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
containerization · conveyance · carriage · freightliner · locomotive · articulated · reefer · boxcar · tanker car · piggyback
weight
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- heavinessState of being weighty
strain · overload · laden · weighted down · carrying · bearing · burdened · loaded down · heavy cargo · dead weight
maritime
Of the sea
- linerInner protective covering
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
stevedore · port · wharf · quay · seafaring · nautical · bulkhead · shipmaster · deckhand · purser
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
FTL · palletizing · pick and pack · last mile · tracking · carrier · scheduling · routing · consolidation · deconsolidation
freightingstoring
Keeping for future use
warehousing · stockpiling · holding · stowing · inventorying