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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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1. What is the approximate number of railroads in the US?






2. What are the current trends in trucking?






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






4. Cost of Service Pricing






5. What could be the rationale for railroad mergers?


6. What is the current share of trucking in total transportation expenses is closest to...






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


8. Name the 3 types of water carriers






9. Commercial Invoice






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






11. Intermodal Transportation






12. Class Rate Calculations






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






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






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






16. Pro-Forma Invoice






17. Survival Based pricing






18. Three kinds of ocean carriers






19. Price variation factors in airline service






20. Major commodities hauled by each mode






21. What is a road train?






22. What must be used in intervals when transporting pulverized coal mixed with water at long distances?






23. What are the characteristics of a block train?






24. Categories of major pricing decisions






25. Types of vehicles for trucking






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






27. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






28. The problem of driver shortage in the US...






29. Examples of general freight






30. 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.






31. Funding the railroads?






32. Consolidation






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






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






35. Trackage


36. Which government agency will investigate a major railroad accident involving public safety?






37. Skimming pricing






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






39. The status of competition within the US railroad industry?






40. Which modes have the following cost structure: Low Variable and High Fixed?






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






42. What are the highest variable costs in the railroad industry?






43. 1 Barge ship is equivalent to how many trucks?






44. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






45. What are the revenues of the specialized and general cargo?






46. Micro Bridge






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






48. Pricing adjustment conditions






49. Near-shoring






50. Haulage