Road haulage and TMS glossary
Definitions for dispatchers, carriers and logistics teams.
ADRAPIATPBusiness intelligence (BI)Business process reengineering (BPR)CMR ConventionCMR consignment noteCustomer relationship management (CRM)Cross-dockingCSV exportDetentionDynamic dispatchingECMT permitElectronic data interchange (EDI)EDIFACTElectronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI)EKÁERElectronic proof of delivery (ePOD)Extended producer responsibility (EPR)Environmental, social and governance (ESG)Estimated time of arrival (ETA)Estimated time of departure (ETD)FDS PlatformFleet management system (FMS)Full truckload (FTL)General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)GeofencingGlobal navigation satellite system (GNSS)Government resource planning (GRP)GS1 standardsInternal Market Information System (IMI)IntrastatCabotageConsignment stockShipment consolidationKey performance indicator (KPI)Loading metre (LDM)Lot numberLess-than-truckload (LTL)Multimodal transportNAV Online InvoiceOAuth 2.0On time in full (OTIF)PeppolProject management software (PMS)Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)Payment Services Directive (PSD2)Rapid application development (RAD)ReportingBatchService level agreement (SLA)Serial shipping container code (SSCC)TachographTelematicsTransport management system (TMS)Workflow