{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Combined Transport Freight","description":"Combined transport freight differs from conventional road haulage by a defined modal hierarchy: the main haul must be performed by rail, inland waterway, or sea, while road transport is limited to pre-carriage and end-carriage – the collection and final-delivery stages. This distinction carries regulatory weight in the EU, where qualifying services can benefit from road toll exemptions or subsidies linked to the rail or waterway segment. The operational backbone of the system is the intermodal t","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/combined-transport-freight","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T15:58:51.028746","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/combined-transport_en","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/combined-transport-freight","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Combined Transport Freight · Combined transport freight differs from conventional road haulage by a defined modal hierarchy: the main haul must be performed by rail, inland waterway, or sea, while road transport is limited to pre-carriage and end-carriage – the collection and final-delivery stages. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/combined-transport_en"}