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Transportation Logistics

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






2. How many Class 1 freight railroads are there?






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






4. What is an approximate capacity of a hopper?






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






6. What could be the rationale for railroad mergers?

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






8. Class Rate Calculations






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






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






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






12. What do the users of truck service benefit?






13. Unit trains






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






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






16. Third Party Logistics






17. Major commodities hauled by each mode






18. Name the 3 types of water carriers






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






20. Freight Revenue for Truck/Motor (per ton-mile)






21. 1 Barge ship is equivalent to how many trucks?






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






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






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






25. Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC)






26. Mistakes in pricing strategy






27. In terms of tonnage moved by the whole US transportation - the share of railroads is close to this rounded number...






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






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






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






31. Service competition areas in airline industry






32. What is a road train?






33. Ways to classify the motor carriers






34. Funding the railroads?






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






36. Benefits of hub and spoke system






37. Intermodal Transportation






38. What is the primary railroad cargo out of Arkansas by tonnage?






39. At about what time did trucking become the predominant mode of transportation in the US by gradually surpassing the railroads in terms of tonnage and revenues?






40. Examples of general freight






41. Cost of Service Pricing






42. Certificate of origin






43. Near-shoring






44. Bill of Lading






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






46. What companies are players in private carriage?






47. What is the truck driving time limitations?






48. 1 Barge is equivalent to how many tons?






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






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