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Transportation Logistics

Subject : business-skills
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1. What were the reasons for the erosion of the railroad dominance in transportation in the US?

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2. What companies are players in private carriage?






3. What was the golden age of railroads?






4. Four types of Liner Service






5. Survival Based pricing






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

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7. Where does funding for the roads come from?






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






9. What is a public benefit of railroads?






10. Names of the Class 1 railroads?






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






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






13. Labor relations in the US railroad industry?






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






15. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






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






17. Class Rate Calculations






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






19. Freight revenue for Modes (per ton-mile)






20. Terms of Payment






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






22. What do the users of truck service benefit?






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






24. Land Bridge Services






25. Major commodities hauled by each mode






26. Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC)






27. Three kinds of ocean carriers






28. Dock receipt






29. Factors contributing to the decline of Railroad use






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






31. What are the current trends in the US railroad?






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






33. Factors affecting Pricing decisions






34. Trackage

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






36. Name the 3 types of water carriers






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






38. Line of credit process

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39. Land Bridge






40. What is a road train?






41. Certificate of origin






42. 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?






43. Outsourcing






44. Consolidation






45. Third Party Logistics






46. Offshoring






47. Who has the highest number of coal carloads?






48. Carrier's Operational strategies to minimize cost






49. Consular Invoice

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