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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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1. What could be the rationale for railroad mergers?

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2. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






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






4. Unit trains






5. Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC)






6. Cost of Service Pricing






7. Factors affecting Pricing decisions






8. What is the truck driving time limitations?






9. What is a road train?






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






11. Micro Bridge






12. Labor relations in the US railroad industry?






13. Where does funding for the roads come from?






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






15. Four types of Liner Service






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






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






18. 20/80 Rule






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






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






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






22. Outsourcing






23. Starting from which cargo weight and movement distance does it normally make sense to ship by rail?






24. What term is related to railroad operations?






25. Highway weight limitation






26. The whole history of the US railroads is a history of...






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






28. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






29. Examples of general freight






30. Terms of Payment






31. How to assess the operating ratio?






32. Mistakes in pricing strategy






33. Core Carrier concept






34. Trackage

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35. Funding the railroads?






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






37. Price variation factors in airline service






38. A pumping station requires 3-6000HP to move oil through a pipeline. To move more than 1 grade at same time what do you use?






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






40. What is the trend for the miles of road over the past 50 years in the US railroad industry?






41. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






42. Survival Based pricing






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






44. Which mode has the highest carrying capacity?






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






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






47. How many Class 1 freight railroads are there?






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






49. Bill of Lading






50. Three kinds of ocean carriers