freight
121freight prepaid — A term familiar in sales contracts, imposing upon the seller the obligation of payment of freight charges. A term, which, when marked or stamped on a bill of lading, does not necessarily, but may, under the circumstances of a particular case,… …
122freight train — A railroad train which carries freight alone, and which has a caboose attached to it for the use of the train crew. Arizona Eastern Railroad Co. v State, 29 Ariz 446, 242 P 870. A railroad train provided by a carrier primarily for the carriage of …
123freight elevator — noun an elevator designed for carrying freight • Syn: ↑service elevator • Hypernyms: ↑elevator, ↑lift * * * freight elevator, U.S. an elevator for hoisting heavy loads; hoist …
124freight liner — noun a long distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods • Syn: ↑liner train • Hypernyms: ↑freight train, ↑rattler …
125freight bill — noun : a bill rendered by a carrier to a consignee of freight and containing an identifying description of the freight, the name of the shipper, the point of origin of the shipment, its weight, and the amount of charges …
126freight forwarder — noun see forwarder * * * a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers. Also called forwarder, forwarding agent.… …
127freight distributing activity — A transportation activity that receives and unloads consolidated car or truckloads of less than car or truckload shipments of material and forwards the individual shipments to the ultimate consignee. See also freight consolidating activity …
128Freight Train Riders of America — The Freight Train Riders of America (FTRA) is an American gang of homeless men who move about in railroad cars, particularly in the northwestern United States.The FTRA was founded by homeless veterans of the Vietnam War in a Montana bar in the… …
