Movement of one railroad’s traffic by a second road between specific points under the terms of a contract. The hauling road exercises no control over the traffic, is not shown in the route for the traffic, and does not get a division of the revenue.
The inland transport service which is offered by the carrier under the terms and conditions of the tariff and of the relative transport document.
A legal agreement between two rail partners. The owner of the agreement is referred to as the 'Haulage Rights Carrier'. The other partner is referred to as the 'Haulage Movement Carrier'. With this agreement, the 'rights carrier' requests the 'movement carrier' to move equipment over an agreed segment of track, but to outside parties it appears as if the 'rights carrier' is doing the work.
The local transport of goods. Also the charge(s) made for hauling freight on carts, drays or trucks. Also called cartage or drayage.
Overland carriage of cargo or containers between named locations/points. Synonym: → Cartage
Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste. The vertical transport of the same with cranes is called hoisting.