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Location checking
1) The systematic physical checking of warehouse stock against location records to ensure location accuracy. (Source: ILTSupply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)
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Loan
1) Usually of money. In transport, by bank or finance house to purchase goods/assets, etc (eg vehicles). Repayable at one time or over period usually with interest added and sometimes a fixed administrative charge.
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13.07.2013 08:47 |
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Loading gauge
1) A standard measure used to allow safe passage of rail wagons through bridges/tunnels, etc (ie the maximum height and width to which rail wagons must conform to avoid risk of collision with bridges, etc).
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Loading broker
1) A person who acts on behalf of a liner company at a port.
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13.07.2013 08:43 |
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Loadbase
1) Term used in theoretical calculation of vehicle axle weights. Loadbase is the distance from the centre line of the load to the centre of an axle (ie front loadbase allows calculation of rear axle weight and rear loadbase allows calculation of front loadbase using formula (P x D)/W where P = payload, D = loadbase distance and W = wheelbase).
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Load-sensing valve (device) |
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13.07.2013 08:41 |
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Load-sensing valve/device
1) Fitted to some goods vehicle to sense the weight on a wheel/axle for the purposes of adjusting braking effort to give maximum retardation without wheel locking.
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13.07.2013 08:50 |
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Local Plan
1) A statutory land use plan, usually prepared by a District council, setting out detailed, site-specific proposals for land use and transport, in accordance with the general policy of the County Structure Plan.
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Loading list
1) Term used in shipping to indicate all the items loaded on a vessel - also known as a manifest. In road transport it is called a consignment note.
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13.07.2013 08:46 |
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Loading dock
1) Term used to describe loading area in warehouse/depot, usually raised to approximate vehicle load floor height.
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13.07.2013 08:44 |
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Loading bay
1) Area within warehouse/transport depot reserved for loading/ unloading activities, load assembly, etc.
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13.07.2013 08:42 |
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Loadability
1) The ease with which the loadspace of a vehicle may be maximized.
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Load planning (scheduling) |
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13.07.2013 08:40 |
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Load planning/scheduling
1) Technique for determining most efficient/ economic loads for vehicles according to route to be served/deliveries to be effected, etc. Can be done by computer for which a number of specialized software programs are available.
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