ubiquity:
A
raw material that is found at all locations.
ULD:
See Unit Load
Device.
umbrella
rate:
An ICC ratemaking practice that held rates to a particular level to
protect another mode's traffic.
UNECE:
United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe.
Uniform
Warehouse Receipts Act:
The act that sets forth the regulations governing public
warehousing. The regulations define a warehouse manager's legal responsibility
and define the types of receipts he or she issues.
Unit Load Device (ULD):
Refers to
airfreight containers and pallets.
unit
train:
An entire, uninterrupted locomotive, car, and caboose movement between an
origin and destination.
United States
Railway Association:
The planning and funding agency for Conrail; created by the
3-R Act of 1973.
unitize:
To consolidate several packages into one unit; carriers
strap, band, or otherwise attach the several packages together.
Urban Mass
Transportation Administration:
A U.S. Department of Transportation agency that
develops comprehensive mass transport systems for urban areas and for providing
financial aid to transit systems.
Logistic terms
