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Transportation Logistics

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






2. 20/80 Rule






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






4. Micro Bridge






5. Land Bridge






6. Commercial Invoice






7. Which government agency will investigate a major railroad accident involving public safety?






8. Ways to classify the motor carriers






9. Private Carrier






10. Major commodities hauled by each mode






11. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






12. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






13. What are the types of railcars?






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






15. Offshoring






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






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






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






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






20. What was the golden age of railroads?






21. What are the LTL carriers?






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






23. What are the current trends in trucking?






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






25. How are interstate highways numbered?






26. Third Party Logistics






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






28. Bill of Lading






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






30. Mini Bridge






31. Where does funding for the roads come from?






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






33. Three kinds of ocean carriers






34. What are the generally accepted classifications of railroads?






35. What is the empirical formula of the typical coal unit train in the US?






36. Trackage

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






38. Intermodal Transportation






39. Names of the Class 1 railroads?






40. Service competition areas in airline industry






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






42. The problem of driver shortage in the US...






43. Carriers' Technological and Equipment strategies to minimize costs






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






45. What are the reasons for the relative decline of the US railroads after World War 2?






46. Pro-Forma Invoice






47. Flags of Convenience






48. Survival Based pricing






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






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