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Term of the Road Dictionary

transport centre

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport General Items
  • Definition : Premises and facilities related to freight transport services, e.g. facilities for transhipment, serving a number of transport organizations. Note: a transport centre is often owned and operated by several of the companies being served [EN 14943].

Transportzentrum

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Allgemeines
  • Definition : Mit Gütertransportleistungen verbundene Räumlichkeiten und Einrichtungen, z. B. Umschlagseinrichtungen, die einer Anzahl von Transportunternehmen dienen. Anmerkung: häufig ist ein Transportzentrum im Besitz und wird betrieben durch verschiedene der zu bedienenden Gesellschaften [EN 14943].

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