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Transportation Logistics

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






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






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






4. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






5. Three kinds of ocean carriers






6. What was the golden age of railroads?






7. What is the truck driving time limitations?






8. 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.






9. 1 Barge ship is equivalent to how many trucks?






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






11. Funding the railroads?






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






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






14. What is Amtrak?






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






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






17. Labor relations in the US railroad industry?






18. What are the LTL carriers?






19. Land Bridge






20. Ways to classify the motor carriers






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






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






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






24. How to assess the operating ratio?






25. Benefits of hub and spoke system






26. What are the generally accepted classifications of railroads?






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






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






29. Trackage

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30. Far-shoring






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






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






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






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






35. What companies are players in private carriage?






36. 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?






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






38. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






39. Invoices






40. Outsourcing






41. What terms describe a type of operation in trucking?






42. Near-shoring






43. What are the types of railcars?






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






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






46. Names of the Class 1 railroads?






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






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

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49. Carriers' Technological and Equipment strategies to minimize costs






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

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