{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ancillary Transport Equipment","description":"Ancillary transport equipment covers all accessories that secure, protect, and facilitate the handling of goods in transit—without being the primary means of conveyance. Standard examples include pallets, crates, lashing straps, tarpaulins, load dividers, and edge protectors. This equipment is indispensable for efficient loading, safe stacking, and damage prevention, and is therefore a core element of freight planning. Under customs law it is classified as packaging material; for heavy or high-v","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ancillary-transport-equipment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T03:12:43.926901","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport#Ancillary_equipment","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ancillary-transport-equipment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ancillary Transport Equipment · Ancillary transport equipment covers all accessories that secure, protect, and facilitate the handling of goods in transit—without being the primary means of conveyance. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport#Ancillary_equipment"}