Dedicated Unit Train
An unit train operated by various railroads for exclusive usage.

Delivery Order
A document authorizing delivery to a nominated party of goods in the care of a third party. Can be issued by a carrier on surrender of a bill of lading and then used by the merchant to transfer title by endorsement.

Depot Container
Container freight station or a designated area where empty containers can be picked up or dropped off.

Destination
The place where the carrier actually turns over the cargo to consignee or his agent.

Detention
Charges raised for detaining container/trailer at customer抯 premises for longer period than provided in Tariff.

Detention Charge
See "Detention".

Devanning
The removal of cargo from a container. Also known as unstuffing, unloading or stripping.

DFG
Dynamic Flow Guidelines -- which is used to control the on-land stock level of each region taking into account of the traffic pattern and local vanning/devanning dwell time. The shortest the dwell time, the lowest the DFG and the more efficient the equipment utilization will be.

Differential Rate
An amount added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another route.

Diversion
A change made in the route of a shipment in transit.

Divert
The route of a shipment changed in transit from that shown on the original billing. Used interchangeably with reconsign.

Dock
(a) The water alongside a pier or wharf. (b) Loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.

Dock Receipt
A form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo at a steamship pier. When delivery of a foreign shipment is completed, the dock receipt is surrendered to the vessel operator or the operator's agent and serves as basis for preparation of the ocean bill of lading.

Door-to-Door
Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor's premises to consignee's premises.

Double-Deck Load
A second tier of cargo placed on top of the first tier.

Dray
A truck or other equipment designed to haul heavy loads.

Drayage
Charge made for local hauling by dray or truck.

Dry Cargo
Cargo that does not require temperature control.