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Transportation Logistics

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1. How many Class 1 freight railroads are there?






2. Mini Bridge






3. What is the empirical formula of the typical coal unit train in the US?






4. Which economies are most prominent in the trucking industry?






5. Trackage

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6. _____ mode is ideal for moving electronics - expensive items - flowers - or time sensitive materials such as organs






7. Which mode has the highest carrying capacity?






8. What are the major causes of general traffic congestions?






9. What are the service and public benefits of the railroad industry?

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10. What is the approximate share of fixed costs of US railroads?






11. Starting from which cargo weight and movement distance does it normally make sense to ship by rail?






12. Which type of a railcar has the highest share in terms of its numbers in service in the US?






13. Certificate of origin






14. UNCTAD liner code 40-40-20






15. Benefits of hub and spoke system






16. Stop-off






17. What is a typical fixed cost item in the motor carrier industry?






18. Terms of Payment






19. Far-shoring






20. Three kinds of ocean carriers






21. Dock receipt






22. Although the Interstate Highway System accounts for about 1% of total public road mileage - it carries...






23. What do the users of truck service benefit?






24. Name the types of trucking terminals






25. What are the two primary operational indicators in the railroad industry?






26. Outsourcing






27. Carriers' Technological and Equipment strategies to minimize costs






28. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






29. What commodity/goods are typically transported by railroads in the US?






30. What was the golden age of railroads?






31. Bill of Lading






32. Freight Revenue for Truck/Motor (per ton-mile)






33. The number of for-hire motor carriers in the US currently falls somewhere in the middle of this range...






34. Ways to classify the motor carriers






35. What factors lead to reduction of air pollution by trucks?






36. What is the difference between TOFC and COFC service?






37. Pro-Forma Invoice






38. What term is related to railroad operations?






39. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






40. Which Mode of Transportation has the highest volume in tonnage?






41. Types and shares of cost in railroads






42. Price variation factors in airline service






43. A barge tow is capable of moving how many barges?






44. On the average - per gallon of fuel - US railroads move a ton of freight...






45. What is a road train?






46. Line of credit process

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47. Name the 3 types of water carriers






48. Intermodal Transportation






49. What are the metrics to measure freight traffic in the motor carrier industry?






50. The whole history of the US railroads is a history of...