文档介绍：Dictionary of Transport and Logistics
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Dictionary of Transport and Logistics
Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms
David Lowe
First published in 2002
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 0 7494 3571 2
Typeset by JS Typesetting, Wellingborough, Northants
Printed and bound in Great Britain by Biddles Ltd, Guildford and King’s Lynn
In this dictionary
The terms, abbreviations and acronyms included herein cover:
n heavy vehicle technology;
n road haulage and own-account transport operations;
n passenger vehicle and public service operations;
n legal aspects of transport;
n logistics;
n supply-chain management;
n freighting by rail, air, sea and inland waterway;
n passenger transport by rail, sea and air;
n transport policy and planning;
n related business, accounting and information technology.
An asterisk (*) is used to denote a cross-referenced entry.
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Preface
Originally published in 1991 by Headlight magazine as a small dictionary
of transport terms and abbreviations, this new edition has been updated
and expanded