{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Accompanied intermodal transport","description":"Accompanied intermodal transport allows a truck driver to board a rail wagon together with the vehicle and ride along for the entire rail segment, then continue by road at the destination terminal without any vehicle handover. This distinguishes it clearly from unaccompanied intermodal transport, where only the trailer or container travels by rail while the driver uses other means. In practice, this mode is most common on transalpine corridors – through Switzerland or Austria – where road capaci","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/accompanied-intermodal-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:47:21.708741","citation":"https://www.kombiverkehr.com","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/accompanied-intermodal-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Accompanied intermodal transport · Accompanied intermodal transport allows a truck driver to board a rail wagon together with the vehicle and ride along for the entire rail segment, then continue by road at the destination terminal without any vehicle handover. · Quelle: https://www.kombiverkehr.com"}