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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Terms of Payment






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






3. Land Bridge Services






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






5. Intermodal Transportation






6. What companies are players in private carriage?






7. Invoices






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






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

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10. Certificate of Inspection






11. Pricing adjustment conditions






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






13. Categories of major pricing decisions






14. What is the difference between class 1 and class 2 carriers?






15. Types and shares of cost in railroads






16. Main forms of Charter Ships






17. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






18. Which US federal government agency enforces safety regulations for railroads?






19. Consular Invoice

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20. Name the types of trucking terminals






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






22. Consolidation






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






24. What are the types of railcars?






25. Drayage






26. In terms of tonnage moved by the whole US transportation - the share of railroads is close to this rounded number...






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






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






29. What was the golden age of railroads?






30. Third Party Logistics






31. Funding the railroads?






32. How are airport hub/spoke and LTL breakbulk similar?






33. Survival Based pricing






34. Benefits of hub and spoke system






35. Price variation factors in airline service






36. Dock receipt






37. Four types of Liner Service






38. Which type of railroad cargo has the highest tonnage share in the US?






39. What do the users of truck service benefit?






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






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






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






43. Labor relations in the US railroad industry?






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






45. Trackage

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






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






48. Major commodities hauled by each mode






49. Far-shoring






50. What could be the rationale for railroad mergers?

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