Transport is a part of logistics: Logistics is the term for everything that has to do with keeping an army supplied with food, replacement weapons/clothing/shoes etc and reinforcements. This includes the actual procuring of resources, moving it to the troops and then dispersing it amongst the troops. It also includes the movement or evacuation of the troops. The transport comes into Logistics in that transport is required to move the supplies, reinforcements and the actual troops itself. The term logistics is sometimes also sometimes applied in the business field with a slightly different meaning.