50 Terms Everyone In The Trucking Industry Should Know

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In particular, these regulations involve printing on a daily basis and publishing in order to be legalized.

30. Fixed Charges

Carrier expenses or costs which do not have variations in the increase or decrease in the traffic.

To put it in a different way, it is more like an accounting classification.

31. For-Hire Carriage

Services of particular common or contract carriers which are charging you in order to cover the expenses of transportation.

for hire carriage in the trucking industry
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32. For-Hire Carrier

Also called private carrier, the for-hire carrier refers to the companies in the trucking industry transporting types of freight possessed by others for a fee.

33. Freight Forwarder

A trucking company assembling small shipments into larger ones in order to form a full truck to complete a transportation.

Notably, multiple shippers take these shipments.

Continually, the forwarders send the freight to a particular station where it involves further routing to the final destinations.

34. Fuel Taxes

Taxes used on fuels like gasoline, diesel etc.

35. GAWR – Gross Axle Weight Rating

A maximum weight which manufacturers use to carry. The GAWR involves both the axle’s portion and the weight of the vehicle being carried by the axle.

36. Gooseneck

A trailer device which is able to extend and attach the upper part of the trailer deck to the fifth wheel.

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