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Knocked Down Flat (KDF) - "An article taken apart, folded and telescoped so as to reduce its normal cubage, when set- up or assembled, by 66.66%"

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Gross Weight - "The weight of an article, together with the weight of its container and the material used in packing. As applied to a truck, the weight of the truck, together with the weight of its entire contents."

Government Bill of Lading (G.B.L.) - "A Bill Of Lading used for the procurement of commercial (outside of government authorized) transportation services by government agencies."

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Demurrage - "The fees charged by the carrier on containers while they’re in the shipyard."

Commodity - "Any article of freight. Goods shipped."

Cartage - "Freight hauling between locations in the same city, town, suburb, or local area."

Back Haul - "The rerouting of a freight shipment back over a route that it has completed or the use of a firm's empty delivery equipment to haul back purchases of merchandise from suppliers who are located near customer destinations"

Truckload (TL) - "Quantity of freight required to fill a truck. When used in conjunction with freight, necessary to qualify shipment for a truckload rate.

Tariff - "A published volume of rate schedules and general terms and conditions under which product or service will be supplied."

Per Hundred Weight (CWT) - "Per each unit of weight measurement equal to exactly 100 pounds."