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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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1. Which type of a railcar has the highest share in terms of its numbers in service in the US?






2. Service competition areas in airline industry






3. What is Amtrak?






4. Dock receipt






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






6. Three kinds of ocean carriers






7. What are the current trends in trucking?






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






9. Types of vehicles for trucking






10. Names of the Class 1 railroads?






11. Value of Service pricing






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






13. Ways to classify the motor carriers






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






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






16. Certificate of Inspection






17. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






18. Line of credit process

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19. 20/80 Rule






20. 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.






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






22. Skimming pricing






23. Flags of Convenience






24. Private Carrier






25. Pooling






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






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






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

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






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






31. Outsourcing






32. Far-shoring






33. The average annual salary of a locomotive operator compared to a TL driver in the US is...






34. Micro Bridge






35. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






36. How many Class 1 freight railroads are there?






37. Offshoring






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






39. Consolidation






40. Drayage






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






42. Class Rate Calculations






43. Bill of Lading






44. Main forms of Charter Ships






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






46. Consular Invoice

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






48. What are the types of railcars?






49. Invoices






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