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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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1. Examples of general freight






2. Name the types of trucking terminals






3. Commercial Invoice






4. Main forms of Charter Ships






5. What are the current trends in the US railroad?






6. What term is related to railroad operations?






7. Name the 3 types of water carriers






8. Land Bridge Services






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






10. Micro Bridge






11. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






12. Trackage

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13. Skimming pricing






14. How does the US railroad industry compete with other modes?






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






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

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17. What aspects of the trucking industry is the US involved in?






18. Which mode has the lowest cost per ton mile?






19. Outsourcing






20. Line of credit process

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






22. What is the truck driving time limitations?






23. _______ mode would be ideal for moving dry bulk - grains - petroleum - and certain manufactured products not prone to damage during transit






24. Benefits of hub and spoke system






25. Categories of major pricing decisions






26. Pro-Forma Invoice






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






28. 1 Barge ship is equivalent to how many trucks?






29. What are the current trends in trucking?






30. Terms of Payment






31. At about what time did trucking become the predominant mode of transportation in the US by gradually surpassing the railroads in terms of tonnage and revenues?






32. LTL terminals are used for connections with these operations...






33. Government is involved in which aspects of the railroad business?






34. What are the LTL carriers?






35. Mistakes in pricing strategy






36. Survival Based pricing






37. Names of the Class 1 railroads?






38. Types and shares of cost in railroads






39. Which phrase best characterizes the level of competition in the motor carrier industry?






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






41. Freight Revenue for Rail (per ton-mile)






42. Carriers' Technological and Equipment strategies to minimize costs






43. Stop-off






44. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






45. What is a road train?






46. Drayage






47. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






48. What was the rationale behind passing the Staggers Act of 1980?






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






50. Three kinds of ocean carriers