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FASTWAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A computerized system of producing waybills in a way that minimizes the recording of information on repetitive shipments and eliminates bills of lading where agreed upon. It also generates the customer's statement of account.

OBS

Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Système informatisé d'établissement des feuilles de route qui réduit au minimum l'enregistrement des informations afférentes à des envois répétitifs et supprime le connaissement quand les parties en conviennent. Le système Fastway produit aussi le relevé de compte du client.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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