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Common carrier

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A public or private entity licensed to transport goods or people nationwide for a fee. Common carriers offer their services to the general public, unlike private carriers, which only transport a specific company's goods.

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Buoys

Floating devices that help guide and warn mariners through hazardous areas in the seas, serving as markers for submerged objects or shallow ground. ...

Cab

The cab, or "cabin," is part of the tractor body where the driver sits. It typically has an attachment with a sleeper and can also be equipped with a quality...

Cab over engine truck

A flat-nosed truck in which the driver's cab is located above the engine. Originally manufactured to increase maneuverability, visibility, and efficiency while still meeting length regulations, the outdated design is...

Cabotage

Also called coastwise trade, cabotage is the shipment of cargo between two ports in the same country. In the U. S. and many other countries, transport is governed by cabotage laws...

CAO

See Cargo aircraft only. ...

Capacity

The maximum amount of space available to hold freight. In other words, the highest volume of freight that can be handled. ...

Capesize

Bulk carriers too large to pass through the Suez or Panama canals, which must instead travel around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn to reach another ocean. ...

Captive cargo port

Refers to ports where freight mostly arrives from and departs to short-distance destinations, i. e. locations close to the port. The opposite of a captive cargo port, where freight arrives from and...

Car scheduling

The assignment of individual railcars to trains based on information collected from each car's waybill. Typically car scheduling is carried out on a first-come first-serve basis, meaning that a car...

Cargo

Cargo, often called freight, refers to goods being transported by any mode of transportation, including ships, trains, trucks and aircraft. ...