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Moving Glossary

A

Accessorial Service Charges (also known as Assessorial Charges, Additional/Extra Charges)
Additional Transportation Charge (also known as A.T.C.)
Advanced Charges (also known as Third Party Service)
Agent (also known as Affiliated Moving Company)
Origin Agent
Booking Agent (Also known as the Writing Agent)
Hauling Agent
Destination Agent
Appliance service
Appliance Dolly
Assessed value Coverage
Authentication (also known as Operating Authority)

B

Bill of Lading (also known as Lading Bill, BOL, B/L, Waybill, Receipt)
Bulky Article

C

Carrier (also known as Moving Company)
Carrier Liability
Carrier-Packed (also known as C.P.)
Cash on Delivery (also known as C.O.D.)
Claim
Comments (also known as Additional Notes)
Consignee
Consignor
Customs Clearance

D

Deadhead

E

Elevator Carry
Estimate
Extra Stop (also known as Extra Pick-up or Delivery)

F

Flight Charge (also known as Stair Carry)
Flight of Stairs (also known as Stairs, Steps, Stairwell)
Freight Service
Full Replacement Value Coverage (also known as Full Replacement Value Protection)
Full-Service Mover (also known as Full-Service Move)

G

H

Hourly Rates
Hundredweight (also known as C.W.T. or cwt)

I

Inventory
International Move (also known as International Relocation)

J

K

L

Line-haul Charges (also known as Linehaul Charges)
Loading Ramp
Local Move
Long Carry (also known as Distance Carry)
Long Distance Move
Lowball Estimate

M

Moving Company (also known as Mover)
Moving Cost (also known as Cost of Move)
Moving Kit

N

O

Order Number (also known as Bill of Lading Number, Order For Service Number)
Overflow (also known as Leaveover)

P

Packed by Owner (also known as P.B.O.)
Packing Kit
Packing Service
Packing Supplies (also known as Packing Materials)
Peak Season Rates
Piano
Pick Up and Delivery Service
Pick Up and Delivery Charges
Price

Q

R

Reweigh

S

Self-Service Mover
Service Order (also known as the Order For Service)
Shipper (also known as the Customer)
Short Haul
Shuttle Service (also known as Auxiliary Service)
Speed-Up Service (also known as Expedited Service)
Standard Coverage
Storage Extension Coverage
Storage-in-Transit (also known as S.I.T)
Straight Truck
Survey

T

Tariff
Telephone (also known as Phone, Contact Number)
Total Loss Insurance (also known as T.L.O.)
Tractor-Trailer (also known as Road Van)
Transit Insurance
Transport Type

U

V

Valuable Articles (also known as High Value Article)
Valuation (also known as Declared Valuation)

W

Warehouse Handling

X

Y

Z


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