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| Railhead | The area for loading and unloading containers at a rail terminal. |
| Rate | The price of a transport service. |
| Reefer Container | An insulated container with its own refrigeration and heating unit and controls to regulate the temperature for goods which need to be chilled or frozen in transit. |
| RHA | See 'Road Haulage Association' |
| RHA Conditions of Carriage | Terms of trading laid down by the RHA. |
| RHIDES | See 'Road Haulier Identity System' |
| Road Carrier | Party undertaking transport of goods by road from one point to another. |
| Road Haulage Association | A trade association which represents the interests of road haulage companies in the UK. Abbreviated: RHA. |
| Road Haulier Identity System | A driver I.D. card system operated by Hutchison Ports UK to meet the requirements of the International Ship & Port Facility Security Code to access restricted areas on the terminal. Abbreviated: RHIDES. |
| Road Transport Directive | EU regulation governing the working time of people in the road transport industry. |
| Round Trip | A journey from the point of origin to a destination and back to the point of origin. |
| Route | The journey along which goods are (to be) transported. |
| Routing | The process of determining how a shipment will be moved between consignor and consignee or between place of acceptance by the carrier and place of delivery to the consignee taking the most efficient route. |
| RTD | See 'Road Transport Directive' |
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