Road haulage services
- Artic (articulated lorry): a lorry made up of a tractor unit and a trailer, with a turntable device that allows it to turn sharply.
- Box trailer: a rigid unit that is loaded through rear doors. This is a secure option for haulage companies that need to transport valuable goods.
- CPT (Carriage Paid To) is an Incoterm (see below). It means the seller is responsible for arranging and paying for the main carriage of the goods by the haulage company, but the risk of damage stays with the buyer.
- CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To) is the same as CPT, except that the seller must take out insurance to cover the buyer's risk.
- CMR note: the main document needed for transporting internationally by road. It confirms the haulage company has received the goods and that a contract of carriage exists between the trader and the haulage company.
- Curtain-sider: the mainstay trailer of road haulage companies. It has a rigid roof and rear doors, with curtain sides that draw back for loading.
- DAF (Delivered at Frontier): another Incoterm (see below). It's where the seller puts the goods at the disposal of the buyer on the haulage company's vehicle, cleared for export but not for import, at a named point and place at the frontier.
- DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid): another Incoterm (see below). the seller must deliver the goods to the buyer at the agreed destination. The goods are not cleared for import, and not unloaded from the haulage company's vehicle at the destination. The buyer is responsible for the cost and risks of duty and unloading.
- DDP (Delivered Duty Paid): another Incoterm (see below). the seller must deliver the goods to the buyer, cleared for import but not unloaded, at the agreed destination.
- FCA (Free Carrier): another Incoterm (see below). The seller must deliver the goods, cleared for export, to the haulage company nominated by the buyer at the named place.
- FCR (Forwarders' Certificate of Receipt): a document proving that a freight forwarder has accepted goods with irrevocable instructions to deliver them to the consignee indicated. This is designed for use in international road haulage.
- FCT (Forwarders' Certificate of Transport): similar to an FCR, but this is negotiable. Here the freight forwarder accepts responsibility to organise delivery by the haulage company to a destination specified by the seller.
- HGV: goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are formally termed large goods vehicles but are commonly known by haulage companies as heavy goods vehicles.
- Incoterms (international commercial terms): a set of international rules that haulage companies, importers, exporters and freight forwarders use to interpret trade terms relating to the transportation of freight.
- Low-loader: a trailer often used by haulage companies for transporting heavy machinery and other outsize goods.
- TIR system (Transports Internationaux Routiers): this system allows haulage companies' vehicles to cross borders without repeated customs checks outside the EU.
All guides on Yell.com are provided for general guidance only, do not constitute legal or professional advice and are not intended to be exhaustive.
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