| Kilogram |
|
| 1,000
grams or 2.2046 pounds. |
|
| King
Pin |
|
| A
coupling pin centered on the front underside of a chassis;
couples to the tractor. |
|
| Knocked
Down (KD) |
|
| Articles
which are taken apart to reduce the cubic footage displaced
or to make a better shipping unit and are to be
re-assembled. |
|
| Knot |
|
| One
nautical mile (6,076 feet or 1852 meters) per hour. In the
days of sail, speed was measured by tossing overboard a log
which was secured by a line. Knots were tied into the line
at intervals of approximately six feet. The number of knots
measured was then compared against time required to travel
the distance of 1000 knots in the line. |
|
| Known
Loss |
|
| A
loss discovered before or at the time of delivery of a
shipment. |
|
| KT |
|
| Kilo
or metric ton. 1,000 Kilos or 2,204.6 pounds. |
|
