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2. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   Freight rate. A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight[ 1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport ( truck, ship, train, aircraft ), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.

3. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi". The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.

4. Intermodal freight transport - Wikipedia

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   Intermodal freight transport. Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck ), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security ...

5. How Much Do Truck Drivers Make? 10 Highest-Paying ... - AOL

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   Truck driving salaries will vary depending on location, experience and the company you work for, however, there are many truck drivers making $100,000 a year such as: Ice road drivers Mining ...

6. Transport - Wikipedia

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   Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road ), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.

7. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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   kilometre (km) or kilometer is a metric unit used, outside the US, to measure the length of a journey; the international statute mile (mi) is used in the US; 1 mi = 1.609344 km. nautical mile is rarely used to derive units of transportation quantity.