{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Combined Freight Transport","description":"A shipper books a consignment that travels by truck to a rail terminal, covers the bulk of the journey by train, and reaches the consignee via a final road leg—this is combined freight transport in practice. The term refers to transport chains where the predominant portion of the route is handled by rail, inland waterway, or sea, with short road pre- and end-carriage legs. The loading unit—typically a container, swap body, or semi-trailer—remains unchanged throughout; only the carrier changes at","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/combined-freight-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T15:56:18.394166","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Combined_Transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/combined-freight-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Combined Freight Transport · A shipper books a consignment that travels by truck to a rail terminal, covers the bulk of the journey by train, and reaches the consignee via a final road leg—this is combined freight transport in practice. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Combined_Transport"}