Freighting refers to the hauling of
cargo, historically,
using a dog team to
mush goods
cross-country. During the
North
American gold
rushes, such as the
Klondike Gold Rush, dogs were valuable
draft
animals, going where
horses could not
and withstanding harsher
weather.
Dog teams were commonly used for
transportation,
and in Canada and
Alaska were used to deliver
the mail during the winter.
Large teams of sturdy dogs were required to haul the heavy loads. With the
advent of air mail in
the 1920s, freighting by dog
team became outmoded, and gradually the mail runs became fewer until the last
regular mail freighting route in Canada was shut down in the
1960s.
Shipping point destination is where the supplier pays for the transport
cost.