Freight Booking Procedure

Quelle: https://www.itl.fraunhofer.de/DE/Kompetenzen/Standards_Logistik/Glossar/Frachtanmeldung.html

The Freight Booking Procedure is the process by which the shipper or freight forwarder formally books a shipment with the carrier by providing all relevant details (type of goods, quantity, weight, dimensions, pickup and delivery locations) to secure transport capacity and to plan the transport flow from collection through transit to final delivery.

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