Estes Express Lines Transportation Glossary

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LCL:

Less-than-Container-Load.

Left on Board (LOB):

Freight that has not been worked or taken off a trailer.

Legal Holidays:

Any national, state, provincial or local legal holiday.

Less-than-Container-Load:

See LCL.

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL):

Less than a truckload.

LGATE:

See Lift Gate.

Lift Gate (Code: "LGATE"):

A power-operated tailgate capable of lifting a load from street level to the level of a truck or trailer floor or vice versa.

Line-Haul:

The movement of freight over the road/rail from origin terminal to destination terminal, usually over long distances.

Load Manifest:

See Manifest.

LOB:

See Left on Board.

Locator system:

Locator systems are inventory-tracking systems that allow you to assign locations to your inventory to facilitate greater tracking and the ability to store product randomly. By using locator systems, you can increase space utilization by matching the physical characteristics of your product to a location whose physical characteristics meet those specified.

Logistics:

All activities involved in the management of product movement, including delivering the right product from the right origin to the right destination, with the right quality and quantity, at the optimal schedule and price.

Logistics Post Trailers:

Trailers that have slotted posts to attach load beams for the purpose of stacking and bracing to provide optimal protection for freight.

Long-nose Conventional:

A truck or tractor with a front bumper to back of cab dimensions (BBC) of 112" or more.

Lot Labels:

Labels attached to each piece of a multiple-lot shipment for identification purposes.

Low-Bed Trailer:

See Lowboy.

Lowboy (Low-Bed Trailer):

An open truck trailer constructed to provide a low platform height. It is designed for the transportation of hauling heavy equipment.

LTL:

See Less-Than-Truckload.

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