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2. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   LTL carriers are able to monitor railroad performance to ensure delivery of freight within the specified delivery window. An intermodal freight transport shipment employs several methods of transporting goods from start to finish. For instance, one shipment will start out on the railroad, then be transferred to an ocean carrier, and end up on a ...

3. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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   A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; [1] an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who ...

4. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A LTL driver normally has a dedicated or regional route. [10] [25] [26] Long-haul See over-the-road. Motor carrier A person or company providing transportation of property or passengers using commercial motor vehicles. [5] Over-the-road (OTR) A driver or carrier who transports cargo to any place at any time, without prescribed schedules or routes.

5. Is Air Freight/Delivery Services A Good Career Path? - AOL

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   A freight logistics operations manager will work with third parties and staff to control warehouse facilities, including organizing drivers for goods transportation and ensuring all employees are ...

6. Truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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   Truckload shipments are used for large shipments of freight and typically run on 48 foot or 53 foot dry van trailers which hold 24 or 26 pallets respectively. If multiple truckloads are needed for a large shipment, truckload shipping generally is cheaper, faster, and less damaging to goods than booking a large number of less-than-truckload ...

7. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi".. The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.