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Moving Glossary

• Table of Measurements - A document used to determine the cubic feet that furniture, appliances, cartons and miscellaneous articles occupy in the van. By converting the cubic feet into pounds, an estimated weight is acquired that is used in calculating the estimated cost for a move. Also called Cube Sheet
• Tare Weight - The weight of a truck before a shipment is loaded, including all essential loading equipment and packing materials
• Third Party Services – Some movers offer to arrange / coordinate additional professional services e.g. Plumbers, House Cleaners, Waterbed dismantling/assembling, carpenters, maid service
• Third Proviso - An old term for Special Products
• Thru-Bill of Lading - A bill of lading covering items moving from an origin point to a final destination point, assuring one carrier liability even though applicable handling, transport, carriage, etc. May be performed by multiple service firms and modes of transportation
• Thru-Rate - A rate that applies from origin to destination. It can be offered by a single carrier, even though the applicable service may entail interlining, transloading, transshipping or other underlying means of transport or handling
• Thru-Van - The shipment is loaded on the van at the origin residence and remains on the same unit until unloaded at the destination residence
• Tier - A row of stacked household goods across a van operator's trailer
• To Order of Consignment - A negotiable bill of lading bearing the clause "to order of" immediately prior to the name of the consignee. Such consignment requires that an original bill of lading, endorsed by the consignee on the bill of lading, be presented before the consignment can be released at destination. Because of the underlying reasons for use of a "to order of" bill of lading, release at destination without the bill of lading is virtually impossible
• Tracer - A request to check on the location of a shipment to either speed its movement, confirm the delivery date or seek lost items
• Tracer Letter - A letter sent to all customers with household goods on the same truck that lists the missing items reported by one or more of the customers
• Tranship - The unloading of cargo from one vessel to another vessel at an intermediate port between the origin and destination port. Such transfer can be between vessels of the same line or with another line
• Transit Time – The time indicated between collection and delivery of your belongings
• Transload - The unloading of shipments from one vehicle to another. It normally occurs when the cargo is still within the control of one carrier between its own equipment
• Transportation Charge - Based on a tariff rate per hundred pounds for the actual weight of a shipment and the number of miles it will be traveling. The cost of a single loading, transporting and unloading goods comprise the charge
• Triwall - A carton constructed with a triple thickness of corrugated cardboard, affording considerable strength to the carton. Used as a shipping container for air freight shipments

• Valuation - Valuation is not insurance. Valuation offered by your moving company is a tariff level of carrier liability based on the weight of your goods. Valuation covers your property by assessing value in three different ways explained above (Assessed Value Coverage, Full Replacement Value Coverage & Standard Coverage). In a nutshell, Valuation is an amount that reflects "what your goods are worth."
• Valuation Principles - Factors determining the worth of a property
• Van - The truck used for carrying household goods
• Van-Van - Shipment is off-loaded en route from one van to another for various reasons

• Waiting Time - The time at which no one is at the residence to accept household goods, giving the van operator the option to wait for a resident. National accounts must authorize waiting time. There is a charge for labor and unit
• Walk Board - A ramp used from a van to the ground to eliminate lifting heavy objects
• Warehouse - A building for the storage of goods, merchandise and equipment
• Warehouse Handling - An additional charge applicable each time SIT service is provided. This charge compensates the mover for the physical placement and removal of items within the warehouse
   
• Weight Additives - A weight, per linear foot, added to the net weight to compensate the operator for excessive van space used. The item must be stated in the tariff before a charge can be assessed
• Weight Break - The breaks given in a rate schedule at which the charges per specified weight decrease as the shipment increases in weight, and that allow the option of utilizing a higher weight level than the actual weight involved at a lower rate, resulting in reduced assessed charges
• Weight Ticket - A certificate needed to show the weight of a shipment. It shows the weight of each shipment weighed on certified scales and the weight of the vehicle without a load. It also is used when ordering permits. Also called Scale Ticket

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