Some Daily Jargons in Road Freight

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Vehicles

Dry van

Dry van is very popular on the roads of Europe.1 It is fully enclosed. Dry van is also called box trailer as it looks like a box.

Source Moving 2-002 Elf (6th) Short dry van @ Wiki Commons
Dry Van

Source Moving 2-002 Elf (6th) Short dry van @ Wiki Commons

Flatbed

As the name indicates, it is flat.2

Source Flatbed @ Wiki Commons
Flatbed

Source Flatbed @ Wiki Commons

Curtainside

The side is a curtain and is very easy to load and unload.3

Source DSV 2008 MAN truck with Frans Maas curtainside trailer @ Wiki Commons
Curtainside

Source DSV 2008 MAN truck with Frans Maas curtainside trailer @ Wiki Commons

Reefer

A reefer is infact a refrigerated container.4

Source Refrigerated container @ Wikipedia
Refrigerated container

Source Refrigerated container @ Wikipedia

Modes

Intermodal

The intermodal transport chain is an effective model by utilizing the advantages of different modes.5

Source The Geography of Transport Systems
Intermodal transport chain

Source The Geography of Transport Systems

ICO Terms

ICO: international commercial terms

EXW: Ex Works FCA: Free Carrier FAS: Free Alongside Ship FOB: Free on Board CFR: Costa nd Freight CIF: Cost, Insurance and Freight CIP: Carriage and Insurance Paid

Source The Geography of Transport Systems
International Commercial Terms

Source The Geography of Transport Systems

  1. dryvan Everything you need to know about Dry Vans  ↩︎

  2. flatbed_wiki Flatbed @ Wikipedia  ↩︎

  3. curtainside_benefits 3 Benefits of Curtain Side Trailer  ↩︎

  4. reefer Refrigerated container @ Wikipedia  ↩︎

  5. intermodal_transport_chain The Geography of Transport Systems, Intermodal Transport Chain  ↩︎

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References:
  1. dryvan Everything you need to know about Dry Vans
  2. flatbed_wiki Flatbed @ Wikipedia
  3. curtainside_benefits 3 Benefits of Curtain Side Trailer
  4. reefer Refrigerated container @ Wikipedia
  5. intermodal_transport_chain The Geography of Transport Systems, Intermodal Transport Chain
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L M (2021). 'Some Daily Jargons in Road Freight', The Flow, 05 April. Available at: https://flow.leima.is/road-freight/topics/road-freight-jargons/.