In the
shipping industry and
logistics,
drayage is the transport of goods over a short distance, often as part of a longer overall move and is typically completed in a single work shift. Some research defines it specifically as "a truck pickup from or delivery to a seaport, border point,
inland port, or
intermodal terminal with both the trip origin and destination in the same
urban area". The term drayage is also used for the fee paid for such services.