Distribution refers to providing consumers with satisfactory products that meet their requirements. Delivery refers to the safe and punctual delivery of goods or commodities to the destination according to the address provided by customers.

Distribution station is an industry specializing in vehicle distribution, also known as "stowage center" and "consignment department". It is also a small-scale logistics. Now in China, almost every city, county and even township has this industry, which greatly promotes the contemporary logistics industry. It can also be a distribution information station or a logistics information station, providing information on goods and vehicles and earning agency fees.

The role of the distribution station is to help large, medium and small cities and rural areas with inconvenient transportation and incomplete equipment to transport goods to designated places, effectively reducing the high fees charged by large logistics companies to the people and saving expenses for the people.

Some distribution stations with long operation time and certain strength have their own distribution points in major cities, and arrange their own vehicles and personnel to transport goods, which is lower than the charges of large logistics companies and is a more reliable mode of transportation for ordinary people.