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Auto Transport Glossary
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Gateway GATT GBL GDSM General Order Generator Set Go-Down |
Gooseneck GRI Gross Tonnage Gross Weight Groupage GVW |
Gateway- Industry-related: A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
- GATT
- Abbreviation for "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." A multilateral treaty to help reduce trade barriers between the signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded GATT in 1994.
- GBL
- Abbreviation for "Government Bill of Lading."
- GDSM
- Abbreviation for "General Department Store Merchandise." A classification of commodities that includes goods generally shipped by mass-merchandise companies. This commodity structure occurs only in service contracts.
- General Order
- When U.S. Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in their custody in a bonded warehouse.
- Generator Set
- A portable generator which can be attached to a refrigerated container to power the refrigeration unit during transit.
- Go-Down
- In the Far East, a warehouse where goods are stored and delivered.
- Gooseneck
- The front rails of the chassis that raise above the plane of the chassis and engage in the tunnel of a container leading to the connection to tractor.
- GRI
- Abbreviation for "General Rate Increase." Used to describe an across-the-board tariff rate increase implemented by conference members and applied to base rates.
- Gross Tonnage
- Applies to vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the volume in cubic meters of all enclosed spaces on the vessel.
- Gross Weight
- Entire weight of goods, packaging and freight car or container, ready for shipment. Generally, 80,000 pounds maximum container, cargo and tractor for highway transport.
- Groupage
- A consolidation service, putting small shipments into containers for shipment.
- GVW
- Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.