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Term of the Road Dictionary

intermodal transport

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
  • Definition : Movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or vehicle which uses successively several modes of transport without handling of the goods themselves in changing modes [EN 14943].
  • Synonyms : intermodal transportation (US, CA)

intermodaler Transport

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Multimodaler Transport
  • Definition : Bewegen von Waren in ein und derselben Ladeeinheit oder in ein und demselben Fahrzeug, wobei nacheinander unterschiedliche Transportarten angewendet werden, ohne die Handhabungsarten der Waren selbst zu verändern [en 14943].