Cartage
Historically, “cartage” referred to transporting goods in carts drawn by good old-fashioned horses. In modern times, the term has evolved to refer to the short-haul transportation of goods via road and rail freight, most commonly trucks.
There are two types of cartage: origin and destination. In origin cartage, goods are picked up from the manufacturer and transported to a port or an air freight warehouse. Destination cartage involves picking up goods from warehouses and transporting them to sorting centers or customers. Both are critical parts of first-mile and last-mile operations, respectively.
Cartage freight companies specializing in this area deal with goods that come in pallets, crates, cartons or boxes – essentially, what is packed into a shipping container. They typically charge a cartage fee to cover their costs.
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