{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Rail-to-Road transshipment","description":"Rail-to-road transshipment is the direct transfer of standardised loading units – primarily containers and swap bodies – between railway wagons and trucks, without opening or repacking the cargo. It takes place at intermodal terminals equipped with rail sidings, road access, and lifting machinery such as gantry cranes or reach stackers. In combined transport, this operation connects long-haul rail corridors with last-mile road distribution, making it central to port hinterland logistics and the ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/rail-to-road-transshipment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T11:49:29.704375","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/rail-to-road-transshipment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Rail-to-Road transshipment · Rail-to-road transshipment is the direct transfer of standardised loading units – primarily containers and swap bodies – between railway wagons and trucks, without opening or repacking the cargo. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport"}