Bill of lading
n., pl. bills of lading. (Abbr. BOL) A document issued by a carrier to a shipper, listing and acknowledging receipt of goods for transport and specifying terms of delivery and payment status.

Cargo
car·go (kär'go) n., pl. -goes or -gos. The freight carried by a truck a ship an aircraft, or another type of commercial vehicle.

Carrier
car·ri·er (kar'e-?r) n. One, such as a person, business or organization that deals in the transport of passengers or goods.

C.O.D.
abbr. cash on delivery, collect on delivery

Container
con·tain·er (k?n-ta'n?r) n. A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried. A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.

Crate
crate (krat) n. A container, such as a slatted wooden case, used for storing or shipping. .
tr.v., crat·ed, crat·ing, crates. To pack into a container, such as a slatted wooden case.

Delivery
de·liv·er·y (di-liv'?-re, -liv're) n., pl. -ies. The act of conveying or delivering. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.

Drop deck Trailer
A drop deck is a flatbed trailer that has a lower bed so that it is able to carry taller load items.

Flatbed Trailer
flat·bed-trail·er (flat'bed'-tra'l?r) n. An open truck bed or trailer with no sides, used to carry large objects such as heavy machinery, cars, or houses. A railroad flatcar.

Freight
freight (frat) n. Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo. A burden; a load. Commercial transportation of goods. The charge for transporting goods. Also called freightage. A railway train carrying goods only.
tr.v., freight·ed, freight·ing, freights. To convey commercially as cargo. To load with goods to be transported

Forklift
fork·lift (fôrk'lift') n. A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.
tr.v., -lift·ed, -lift·ing, -lifts.
To move or stack by use of a vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform

Forwarder
for·ward·er (fôr'w?r-d?r) n. One that forwards, especially an agent that facilitates and assures the passage of received goods to their destination.

Full truckload or TL
(TL) carriers move freight that is loaded into a semi trailers are typically between 26 and 53 US feet and thereby require a substantial amount of freight to make such transportation economical.

Less-Than-Truckload or LTL
(LTL) shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight or individual freight items.

Liftgate
lift·gate (lift'gat') n. A platform at the rear of a vehicle or trailer that can be raised and lowered during loading and unloading.

Pallet
pal·let1 (pal'it) n. A portable platform used for storing or moving cargo or freight.

Pallet trucks or jacks
A pallet truck is a non-stacking with a lifting device and a fork-type load carrier for raising a load off the floor and the horizontal transport of pallets, lattice boxes etc.

Parcel carriers
Parcel carriers usually handle small packages and freight that can be broken down in to units less than 150 US pounds.

Removable Goose Neck (RGN)
A flatbed trailer that separates and lowers so equipment can be loaded and unloaded by at ground level.

Shipment
ship·ment (ship'm?nt) n. The act or an instance of shipping goods. A quantity of goods or cargo that are shipped together.

Shipping
ship·ping (ship'ing) n. The act or business of transporting goods, often referred to in aggregate tonnage.

Tractor Trailer
trac·tor-trail·er (trak't?r-tra'l?r)n. A truck consisting of a tractor attached to a semi trailers or trailer, used for transporting loads.

Van
van (van) n. An enclosed box like motor vehicle or trailer, having rear or side doors and panels often used for transporting goods or livestock.