Full Glossary of Moving Terms
Moving terminology used for Residental and Commercial Moving
A
- Actual moving charges
- Access To The Residence
- Advanced Charges
- Actual Cash Value (ACV)
- Agent For A Van Line
- Air Ride suspension
- Accessorial Service
- Addendum To The Order
- Adjuster
- Appliance Dolly
- Appliance Service Or Reservice
- ATA certified mover
- ATA certified van line
- Arrival Notice
- Assembly and Disassembly
- American Trucking Association (ATA)
- Authority
- Auxiliary Service or shuttle service
- Additional Transportation Charge (ATC)
- Agreed Delivery Date Spread
- Agreed Pick-up Date
- Assessed Value For A Move Claim
B
C
- Can or Overseas Container
- Cargo Claim
- Carrier Packed Carton
- Carton
- Cash Settlement
- Certified Scale
- Consignee
- Consignor
- Coordinator or move coordinator
- Crew Leader
- Cube or Cubic Foot
- Cube Sheet
- Customs Tariff or duty
- Cargo
- Carrier Liability
- COD or Cash on Delivery
- Crate and Freight
- Crating
- Customs Clearance
- CWT or Cost Per Hundred Weight
- Carrier
D
E
F
G
H
I
L
M
O
P
- Packing Materials
- Peak Season Rates
- Perishable Items
- Pick-up and Delivery Charges
- Pre-Existing damages
- Professional Packers
- Palletized
- Packed by Carrier or Carrier packed carton
- Packed by Owner or PBO cartons
- Pad
- Piano Board
- Piano Charge
- Piano Flight Charge
- Property Damage Claim
- Property Damage Claim
- Proviso
- Packing
- Per Diem
- Permanent Storage
- Priority Relocation Service
- Packing Date
- Preferred Arrival Date (PAD Date)
- Price