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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Skimming pricing






2. Certificate of Inspection






3. Labor relations in the US railroad industry?






4. 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.






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






6. UNCTAD liner code 40-40-20






7. Haulage

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8. Benefits of hub and spoke system






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






10. What are the LTL carriers?






11. Trackage

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12. Intermodal Transportation






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






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






15. What is the rationale behind passing a federal act in 1956 to create a national system of interstate highways?






16. Consolidation






17. Carrier's Operational strategies to minimize cost






18. Social Responsibility pricing






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






20. Near-shoring






21. How are interstate highways numbered?






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






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






24. What was the golden age of railroads?






25. Where does funding for the roads come from?






26. Unit trains






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






28. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






29. Dock receipt






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






31. How many Class 1 freight railroads are there?






32. Terms of Payment






33. Pooling






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






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






36. Land Bridge






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






38. Types of vehicles for trucking






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






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






41. What are the current trends in trucking?






42. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






43. Four types of Liner Service






44. Price variation factors in airline service






45. Survival Based pricing






46. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






47. Value of Service pricing






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






49. Which economies are present in the US railroad industry?






50. What is Amtrak?