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Minimum Charge
The lowest charge for which a shipment will be handled after discount and/or adjustment.

Multimodal Transportation (also called Intermodal)
Freight movement involving more than one mode of transportation (ground, air, rail, ocean).

National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)
Industry standard tariff published by motor carriers containing rules, descriptions, and rating on all commodities moving in commerce; used to classify freight for the purpose of rating the freight bill. More information about freight classes and the NMFC can be found at www.nmfta.org. To determine the classification of your freight, contact your local service center.

Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC)
A type of ocean freight forwarder. NVOCCs books space in large quantities for a reduced rate, then sell space to shippers in lesser amounts. NVOCCs consolidate smaller shipments into a container load that ships under one bill of lading.

Order Notify (also called Negotiable Bill of lading)
A shipment requiring the consignee to surrender the original endorsed bill of lading at the time of delivery. This is a method for the shipper to use to guarantee payment for goods shipped. More commonly used with truckload shipments.

Origin
Location at which the shipment first enters the Roadway system.

Overage
Number of units received is in excess of the quantity shown on shipping documents. Overages should not be delivered to a customer. They're returned to the terminal unless more info is received while the driver is out.

Overcharge Claims
The payor of the freight charges files an overcharge claim to dispute a discrepancy in charges that can stem from overpayment, weight or description corrections, etc...
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Payment Terms
Generally, the shipper is responsible for payment of prepaid shipments and the consignee is responsible on collect shipments unless a third party is indicated as payor on the shipping papers.

PRO
An acronym for "progressive rotating order"; it is a ten-digit number assigned to each shipment and serves as a tracking number and a Roadway invoice number.

Pickup & Delivery (P&D)
Local movement of freight between the shipper (or pickup point) and the origin terminal or between the destination terminal and the consignee (or delivery point).
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Revenue
Freight charges received by carrier for transportation of freight.

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