RHITSC

1) The Road Haulage Industry Training Standards Council. Body set up to establish a career structure in the industry.

RHDTC

1) The Road Haulage and Distribution Training Council. The 'lead body' responsible for setting the occupational standards and evolving the framework of National Voluntary Qualifications (NVQs) in the industry to meet government targets.

RfS/RFS

1) (1) Road-friendly suspension. On heavy goods vehicles, a system where conventional steel leaf springs on drive axles are replaced by air suspension (or a system equivalent to air suspension) providing at least 75 per cent of the spring effort to reduce road damage. (2) RFS - Received for shipment. Receipt issued by carrier, shipping company, etc on receipt of goods for shipment/transport.

RFG

1) (1) Rail freight grant. Government grants designed to encourage the switch from road to rail transport by helping to fund feasibility studies and infrastructure developments. (2) Rail Freight Group.

RF

1) Radio frequency. In logistics typically used to report movement or location of goods to a control system - an RF reader can read bar codes and/or electronic tags.

Review interval

1) The time between assessing order requirements in a fixed order interval system. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)