freight by measurement
1measurement ton — (MTON or MT) a unit of volume used for measuring the cargo of a ship, truck, train, or other freight carrier, equal to exactly 40 cubic feet, or approximately 1.1326 cubic meters. This unit was traditionally called a freight ton (see ton5),… …
2freight ton — originally a unit of volume equal to 40 cubic feet; see ton5. More recently, another name for the revenue ton …
3freight — 1) The transport of goods by sea (sea freight) or air (air freight). 2) The goods so transported. 3) The cost of shipping goods for a particular voyage by sea or by air. Freight is charged on the basis of weight (see deadweight cargo) or the… …
4measurement ton — noun see ton II * * * measurement ton = freight ton. (Cf. ↑freight ton) …
5freight ton — noun see ton II * * * ton1 (def. 2). * * * freight ton see under ↑ton1 • • • Main Entry: ↑freight * * * freight ton, a unit of measure about equal to the space occupied by a ton s weight of the thing measured, usually about 40 cubic feet; …
6measurement cargo — noun also measurement goods or measurement freight 1. : cargo or goods charged for carriage by bulk rather than weight 2. : a cargo measuring less than 40 cubic feet per long ton or weighing less than 56 pounds per cubic foot …
7measurement freight — noun see measurement cargo …
8measurement ton — noun A unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet …
9Units of transportation measurement — The units of transportation measurement describes the units of measure to measure the quantity and traffic of transportation used in transportation statistics, planning, and their related fields. Units of Transportation Quantity The currently… …
10Cass Freight Index — A measurement of the monthly aggregate shipment of freight that is processed by Cass Information Systems. The Cass Freight Index ultimately serves as one of the national indicators of shipping activity. The index itself encompasses over 1,200… …
