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Learn the Jargon: Freight Shipping Terms You Need to Know

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So, to help you out, here is a curated list of some of the most common important terms and their definitions: Accessorial Charge – Fees for services beyond normal pickup and delivery. Transportation companies will often include a FSC to the cost of moving freight either based on cents per mile or percentage of the line haul amount.

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Is The Freight Industry Ready For SOLAS?

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In New York/New Jersey there’s currently a lot of construction to improve intermodal transport that’s causing enough distraction. In it, they provided a guiding hand, for instance, on documentation guidelines, on penalties for mis-declarations on authorised weighers, and recommended an enforcement threshold for verified gross mass.