Mover’s Acronyms

22 Oct Mover’s Acronyms

As with any industry, mover’s have there own abbreviations for regular daily activities. Here are a few to familiarize yourself with.

• C.D. – Carrier Disassembled
• C.O.D. – Cash On Delivery
• Cwt. – this abbreviation stands for the rate or charge per 100 pounds.
• D.A. – Destination Agent
• D.S.I.T. – Destination Storage In Transit
• D.B.O. – Disassembled By Owner
• H.A. – Hauling Agent
• H.H.G. – HouseHold Goods
• P.B.O. – Packed By Owner
• O.A. – Origin Agent
• O.S.I.T. – Origin Storage In Transit
• O.T.R. – Over the Road
• S.I.T. – Storage in Transit