freight transportation of goods
1Transportation in the United States — is facilitated by road, air, rail, and water networks. The vast majority of passenger travel occurs by automobile for shorter distances, and airplane for longer distances. In descending order, most cargoes travel by railroad, truck, pipeline, or… …
2freight — I noun article of commerce, cargo, carload, consignment, freightage, goods, lading, load, merchandise, onus, packages, pay load, shipment II index cargo, load, merchandise, send …
3Freight company — Freight companies are companies that specialise in the moving (or forwarding ) of freight, or cargo, from one place to another. These companies are divided into several variant sections. For example, international freight forwarders ship goods… …
4Transportation in New York City — Info Owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, local governments, states Locale New York City and the surrounding region in New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania …
5Freight train — or goods train is a series of freight cars hauled by a locomotive on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain. Trains may haul bulk, containers or specialized cars. Under the right circumstances,… …
6Freight — (fr[=a]t), n. [F. fret, OHG. fr[=e]ht merit, reward. See {Fraught}, n.] 1. That with which anything is fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight …
7transportation economics — Introduction the study of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of a society. In a macroeconomic sense, transportation activities form a portion of a nation s total economic product and play a role in… …
8freight — freightless, adj. /frayt/, n. 1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air. 2. the ordinary conveyance or means of transport of goods provided by common carriers (distinguished from express): Shipping by freight… …
9Freight rail transport — For the children s book by Donald Crews, see Freight Train (book); for the song by Elizabeth Cotten, see Freight Train (song); for the album by Alan Jackson, see Freight Train (album). American freight service …
10freight — freight1 [ freıt ] noun * 1. ) uncount goods that are carried by vehicles: a railroad network equipped for both passengers and freight a ) the transportation system that carries goods: rail/air freight: The medical supplies were shipped by air… …
