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Use of a dray.
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The service offered by a motor carrier for pick-up and delivery of ocean containers or rail containers. Drayage agents usually handle full-load containers for ocean and rail carriers.
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Hauling goods short distances. In trade show usage: moving exhibit materials within the confines of the exhibit hall, or the general contractor's warehouse.
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The trucking or hauling of containers between inland points. IAS services can help carriers identify interchange opportunities for empty containers, resulting in shorter moves and reduced drayage costs.
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A motor carrier that operates locally, providing pickup and delivery service.
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The hauling of a load by a cart with detachable sides. (dray) Road transportation between the nearest railway terminal and the stuffing place. Synonym: Connecting Road Haulage
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Transporting freight by truck, typically for short distances.
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The movement of a container or trailer to or from the railroad intermodal terminal to or from the customer's facility for loading or unloading.
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Charge made for local hauling by dray or truck. Same as Cartage.
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The charge made for hauling freight or carts, drays or trucks.
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Trucking goods from a warehouse to a rail yard or vice versa. Drayage is the trucking component of intermodal transportation.
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Transportation of materials and freight on a local basis, but intermodal freight carriage may also be referred to as drayage.
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Transporting freight by truck, primarily in local cartage.
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Local trucking.
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Local hauling by commercial vehicle.
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Charge for pickup or delivery of intermodal shipments.
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The act of moving a load of goods on a truck.
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Charge made for local hauling by dray or truck; road transportation between the nearest Ocean Port or Railway terminal and the stuffing/destuffing place.
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Also known as connecting road haulage. The hauling of a load by a cart with detachable sides (dray). Road transportation between the nearest railway terminal and the stuffing place.
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Drayage simply means, "to transport by a sideless cart". In the late 20th century United States, "drayage" has become a term to describe a logistical service in the shipping industry.
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