different between transportation vs haulage

English

From transport +? -ation.

transportation (usually uncountable, plural transportations)

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.
Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
(US) A means of conveyance.
Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
(US) A ticket or fare.
- 1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train
  Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"
  (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)
  Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."

haul +? -age

haulage (countable and uncountable, plural haulages)

The act of hauling.
- 1919: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, South (The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917)
  The initial task would be the haulage of stores from Cape Evans to Hut Point, a distance of 13 miles.
The business of transporting goods.
The charge levied for hauling or pulling a ship or boat.

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