Piggyback (transportation)

Piggyback (transportation)

In transportation, piggyback refers to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else - it is a specialised form of intermodal transportation and of combined transport. The term originated from the human practice known as piggybacking or piggyback riding where one person rides around on another's back.

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