intermodal

intermodal
Type of international freight system that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail, and air modes of transportation through use of American National Standards Institute and International Organization for Standardization containers, line-haul assets, and handling equipment. See alsoAmerican National Standards Institute; International Organization for Standardization.

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