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Glossary : Trucking Services : BREAK BULK TERMINAL
A terminal, used by large common
carriers, designed to act as an intermediate sorting
point for interregional freight. Freight from various
end-of-line terminals is sent to a regional break
bulk terminal to be combined into full trailers
that the carrier then routes to a subsequent end-of-line
terminals. Example: freight destined for Texas from
a Binghamton, NY terminal might go to Pittsburgh, PA
to be combined with other freight destined for Texas
from other Eastern cities.
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