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| a charge levied on persons or organizations based on the value of transaction. It is normally a given percentage of the price at the retail or manufacturing state and is a common form of sales tax; e.g. Federal excise tax on new trucks and trailers. |
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| any company certified to transport motor vehicles by hauling them on special vehicles or driving them. |
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| average gross revenue per loaded mile |
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| average total payment received per mile traveled with a load. |
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| (a) to haul a shipment back over a part of a route traveled; (b) traffic moving in direction of light flow when a carrier?s traffic on a route is heavier in one direction than the other. |
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| a point in which rates to another destination are computed through. For example, a rate from Louisville, KY to a point near Jacksonville, Fl is computed as follows: The rate form Louisville to Jacksonville to the nearby point. Jacksonville, in this case, is the basing point. |
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| the weight shown in a freight bill. |
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| atomic material shipment. |
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| truck operating without a trailer. |
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| truck or trailer body designed primarily for the transportation of cased bottled beverages. |
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| to separate a composite load into individual shipments and route to different destinations. |
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| federal regulations specifying maximum weight based on the distance in feet between axles. |
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| unpackaged freight such as wheat, petroleum products, etc. |
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| truck body with floor curving downward at the rear. |
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| shipment of freight required to fill a rail car. |
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| (local) hauling between locations in the same town or city or contiguous municipalities |
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| truck used in the city for pickup and delivery. Also called "cub," "pickup," "whoopee," and "shags." |
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| arrier with annual gross operating revenues of $10 million or more from motor carrier operations defined by ICC. |
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| annual gross operating revenues of $3 million to $9,999,999 from motor carrier operations. |
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| annual gross operating revenues of less than $ 3 million from motor carrier operations |
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| a bill of lading signed by the carrier for receipt of merchandise in good condition (no damage, loss, etc., apparent) and which does not bear such notion as "shipper?s load and count." |
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| an organization set up to process and collect bills fro participation trucking companies. |
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| a damage to the contents of a package which is apparently in good condition externally. |
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| loss or damage that cannot be determined until the package is opened. |
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| a truck or trailer that can be used either as a flatbed or open top by means of removing side panels. |
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| detention of a vehicle beyond the time allowed for loading, unloading, etc. Also the payment mode for such a delay. |
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| an auxiliary axle assembly having a fifth wheel used for purpose of converting a semi-trailer to a full trailer. |
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| he material used to protect or support freight in trucks. The weight of dunnage is shown separately on the bill of lading since it is material used around a cargo to prevent damage. |
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| carrier costs that do not vary with an increase or decrease in traffic. An accounting classification, sometimes called fixed operation costs. |
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| the period freight will be held before storage charges are applied |
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| truck trailer with wheels on both ends (as compared to a semi-trailer in which the front rests on the rear of the power unit. |
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| 2,240 pounds. More commonly called a long ton. |
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| truck or trailer body capable of discharging its load through a bottom opening without tilting. |
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| open top trailer using a tarpaulin for a covering. |
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| a refrigerated trailer used for carrying refrigerated products. |
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