{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Freight capacity utilization","description":"Freight capacity utilization measures the share of a vehicle's, vessel's, or aircraft's carrying capacity actually filled with cargo, expressed as a percentage of the maximum available capacity. Depending on the transport mode, the metric is based on weight (tonnes), volume (cubic metres), or a combination of both; in air freight, chargeable weight determines which measure applies. Carriers and freight forwarders monitor this figure because unused capacity directly inflates unit costs and can re","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/freight-capacity-utilization","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T19:29:23.133244","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapazit%C3%A4tsauslastung","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/freight-capacity-utilization","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Freight capacity utilization · Freight capacity utilization measures the share of a vehicle's, vessel's, or aircraft's carrying capacity actually filled with cargo, expressed as a percentage of the maximum available capacity. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapazit%C3%A4tsauslastung"}