Freight operating company
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002444
A business entity that provides rail transport services specifically for goods and materials. These companies manage the logistics of moving cargo across a rail network, often owning or leasing a fleet of locomotives and freight cars. They operate under specific licenses and regulations governing rail freight movement, distinct from passenger services.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002444 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Translations | German: freight operating company; Spanish: empresa operadora de carga; French: société d'exploitation de fret |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-002444",
"term": "Freight operating company",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A business entity that provides rail transport services specifically for goods and materials. These companies manage the logistics of moving cargo across a rail network, often owning or leasing a fleet of locomotives and freight cars. They operate under specific licenses and regulations governing rail freight movement, distinct from passenger services.",
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "freight operating company",
"es": "empresa operadora de carga",
"fr": "société d'exploitation de fret"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/freight-operating-company/"
}
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