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The Standard Carrier Alpha Code, a two-to-four letter identification, is used by the transportation industry to identify freight carriers in computer systems and shipping documents such as Bill of Lading, Freight Bill, Packing List, and Purchase Order.
1966 – Department of Transportation established, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931; 1970 – Urban Mass Transportation Act, Pub. L. 91–453, 84 Stat. 962; 1970 – Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518; 1970 – Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258; 1973 – Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87; 1973 – Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146
Classification is based on an evaluation of four transportation characteristics: density, stowability, handling and risk or liability. Together, these characteristics establish a commodity's "transportability." [2]
If a tire size has three sets of numbers (15x6.00-6, 26x12.00-12, 31x15.50-15), then the first number (26x12.00-12) is the approximate tire diameter in inches, the second number (26x12.00-12) is the approximate width in inches, and the third number (26x12.00-12) is the rim diameter in inches.
American Freightways Corp. (AF) was an American regional less than truckload (LTL) carrier based in Harrison, Arkansas.It was acquired by FedEx in 2001, [2] renamed FedEx Freight East in 2002, [3] and its operations were merged with FedEx's other LTL subsidiaries in 2010 to form FedEx Freight Inc. [4]
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UN Number Class Proper Shipping Name UN 0101: 1.3G: Fuse, non-detonating instantaneous or quickmatch UN 0102: 1.2D: Cord detonating or Fuse detonating metal clad UN 0103: 1.4G: Fuse, igniter tubular metal clad UN 0104: 1.4D: Cord, detonating, mild effect or Fuse, detonating, mild effect metal clad UN 0105: 1.4S: Fuse, safety: UN 0106: 1.1B ...
To enable efficient transportation and storage, and , to allow the transportation of some explosives together, a further classification system is used called compatibility groups (CGs). Compatibility groups helps to group explosives of a similar type together, or allow the transportation of combinations that have been deemed safe.