BOL/Bill of Lading/Inspection Report – the piece(s) of paper on which the inspection of the vehicle is done prior to pick up and after drop off to ensure no damage has appeared while in the care of the driver, also serves as a receipt from the carrier company
Load/Booking/Order ID/Number – an assigned alphanumeric sequence which identifies a particular vehicle and it’s shipping details
DOT – Department of Transportation, governing body of the highways and truckers
Door to Door/Terminal – denotes the location from which the vehicle is picked up and dropped off at, door to door being from a home or business, terminal being from a towing yard or storage facility
Enclosed/Open Carrier – denotes the type of trailer on which a car will be transported, open carriers having no protection from the outside, enclosed carriers fully protecting the vehicles from the elements
INOP – inoperable, a non-running vehicle
Broker/Carrier – brokers connect customers with carriers, carriers haul the vehicles
COD/COP – Cash on Delivery/Pickup, the most common form of payment, cash or certified funds are given directly to the driver transporting the vehicle
Driveaway – an auto transport service which drives vehicles to their destinations
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