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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stop-off






2. Bill of Lading






3. Near-shoring






4. Consular Invoice


5. Private Carrier






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






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






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






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






10. Third Party Logistics






11. Four types of Liner Service






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






13. The current share of railroads in total transportation expenses is closest to...






14. What companies are players in private carriage?






15. Benefits of hub and spoke system






16. Commercial Invoice






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






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






19. Highway weight limitation






20. UNCTAD liner code 40-40-20






21. Social Responsibility pricing






22. Consolidation






23. Pricing adjustment conditions






24. Trackage


25. Freight revenue for Modes (per ton-mile)






26. 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?






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






28. Land Bridge Services






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






30. What were the reasons for the erosion of the railroad dominance in transportation in the US?


31. Types and shares of cost in railroads






32. Invoices






33. Which economies are present in the US railroad industry?






34. What is the rationale behind passing a federal act in 1956 to create a national system of interstate highways?






35. Ways to classify the motor carriers






36. Main forms of Charter Ships






37. What term is related to railroad operations?






38. Did the US railroads have anything to do with the creation of world time zones?






39. It is common for an operating ratio of motor carriers to be around these numbers...






40. What is the approximate number of railroads in the US?






41. What are the LTL carriers?






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






43. 1. Character of shipment rates: LTL/TL rates - multiple-car rates - incentive rates - unit train rates - density rates... 2. Area - location or route rates: Local rates - joint rates - proportional rates - differential rates - per mile rate.






44. Factors affecting Pricing decisions






45. Drayage






46. How are interstate highways numbered?






47. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






48. Where does funding for the roads come from?






49. Mistakes in pricing strategy






50. Price variation factors in airline service