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3. An agency that obtains negotiated large-volume transportation rates from carriers, and resells this capacity to shippers.
4. An individual or firm to whom freight is shipped. A freight receiver.
6. Companies that provide door-to-door domestic and international air freight service.
8. Shipment moving from origin to destination via two or more carriers.
9. Owned and operated by a shipper. Usually refers to private trucking fleets. Components include: vehicle fleet, drivers, maintenance equipment.
11. Point at which ownership of freight changes hands from shipper to consignee.
12. Bringing together many small shipments, often from different shippers, into large shipment quantities, in order to take advantage of economies of scale in transportation costs. In-vehicle consolidation is when a vehicle makes pickups from many customers and consolidates freight inside the vehicle.
14. Loss or damage of freight shipments while in transit or in a carrier-operated warehouse.
15. A for-hire carrier providing transportation services to the general public. Obligations: to serve, to deliver, to charge reasonable rates, to avoid discrimination.

1. It refers to goods being transported from place to place.
2. A document providing a binding contract between a shipper and a carrier for the transportation of freight, specifying the obligations of both parties.
5. An individual or firm that sends freight. A freight originator.
7. An agency that receives freight from a shipper and then arranges for transportation with one or more carriers for transport to the consignee.
10. Transportation service arrangement in which freight is moved from origin (shipper) through to ultimate destination (consignee) for a given rate.
13. A firm that provides transportation services, typically owning and operating transportation equipment.