Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "carter" shine mutumin da ke tuka keke, musamman don jigilar kaya ko kayan aiki. A da, masu sana'a sun kasance masu mahimmanci a fannin sufuri, saboda suna da alhakin jigilar kayayyaki da kayayyaki daga wannan wuri zuwa wani. A yau, kalmar "carter" ba ta cika amfani da ita ba, saboda yawancin abin hawa da motoci ke yin su maimakon kurusai. Duk da haka, a wasu yankunan karkara, ana iya ɗaukar ma'aikatan dakon kaya don wasu ayyuka na musamman, kamar motsin ciyawa ko wasu kayayyakin amfanin gona.