What is haulage in shipping?

What is haulage in shipping?

Haulage is the transport of goods overland by truck or rail. A person or an organization that undertakes to transport goods overland is called a haulier or hauliers.

Is haulage the same as freight?

Haulage uses road and railway to deliver goods from one place to another. On the other hand, freight uses the road, railway – plus ship and aircraft.

How many types of haulage are there?

Mechanical haulage in metal mines is of four general types: (1) Locomotive, (2) scraper or slusher, (3) rope, and (4) belt conveyor.

How does haulage work?

Haulage is the enterprise that involves transporting merchandise, vehicles or personal possessions by road, rail, and sea. Part of haulage is the horizontal transport of goods which is called drayage or cartage. It also involves vertical transport of goods through cranes called hoisting.

What is haulage truck?

– heavy haulage truck. Heavy Haulage is a kind of freight involved with the transportation of goods by truck and rail alone. It is known as Horizontal Transportation also.

What is another word for haulage?

What is another word for haulage?

transportation	conveyance
movement	distribution
transfer	freight
transmission	traffic
cartage	carting