linehaul
Terminal-to-terminal transport
Linehaul refers to the long-distance transport of freight between major terminals or distribution centers, as opposed to local pickup and delivery.
In trucking and logistics, linehaul moves goods the main stretch of a journey: The linehaul driver covered the overnight run from Chicago to Denver.
The term emphasizes the primary leg of shipping rather than the first and last miles.
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- semiLarge freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
reefer · tanker · cab-over · rig · CDL · diesel · convoys · deadhead
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
- loadCarried weight or burden
merchandise · commodities · bulk · freightage · pallets · containers · parcels · packages
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- coast-to-coastSpanning an entire landmass
- regionalRelating to an area
corridor · point-to-point · mainline · long-distance · domestic · international
Production-to-consumer pathway
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
hub-and-spoke · terminal · dispatch · routing · scheduling · tracking · consolidation · deconsolidation
tractor-trailer
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- semiLarge freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
flatbed · reefer · tanker · cab-over · rig · CDL · diesel · convoys · deadhead · bobtail
cargo
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
load · merchandise · commodities · bulk · freightage · pallets · containers · parcels · packages · tonnage
interstate
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- coast-to-coastSpanning an entire landmass
regional · corridor · point-to-point · mainline · long-distance · domestic · international
supply-chain
Production-to-consumer pathway
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
3PL · hub-and-spoke · terminal · dispatch · routing · scheduling · tracking · consolidation · deconsolidation