QUESTION 1
1. The benefits of inland waterway (barge) include:
A few of the detrimental aspects of trucking are:
A few of the detrimental aspects of trucking are:
A few of the detrimental aspects of trucking are:
Low operating costs
Fuel efficient
Low environmental impact
Good for heavy bulk cargo
All above
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. Elements that are part of the transportation industry are:
Manufacturing of traffic signals
Refining of crude oil for aviation fuel
Shipbuilding companies
The military
All above
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. In the U.S. motor carriers of property are generally liable for 100% of the delivered market value of any loss of or damage to said property.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. Pipelines require high initial capital costs to construct them.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 5
1. The “profile” of railroading includes which of these:
“Greener” than trucking
More fuel efficient than trucking
Inflexible service areas
High capital costs
All the above
1 points
QUESTION 6
1. “Merger Mania” dramatically reduced the number of Class I railroads in the U.S. from __________ to 7
250
7
106
1,247
None of the above.
1 points
QUESTION 7
1. A stakeholder is a person who:
Owes you money
Loaned you money
Has a strong interest in you and your organization succeeding
A partial owner of the company for which you work
1 points
QUESTION 8
1. Typically we think of domestic Intermodal transportation as a combination of:
Road
Rail
Air
Waterway
a & b
1 points
QUESTION 9
1. What factors drive the cost of transportation?
Volume
Load factors
Pricing (rates)
Mode
Carrier
Service level
Lane of Traffic
All above
1 points
QUESTION 10
1. Pipelines are labor intensive to operate
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 11
1. A Transportation Management Program should include all the following EXCEPT:
A sound process for handling, capturing and reporting freight expenses
Free tickets to Houston Texans games given to you by a carrier sales rep
A solid, logical carrier qualification & selection process
A rigorous Supplier Management Process
An optimization methodology
1 points
QUESTION 12
1. Rail is excellent for hauling:
Heavy loads of cargo
Bulky cargo
Long distances
Cargo that is for residential delivery
a, b and c
1 points
QUESTION 13
1. One barge can carry the equivalent of ________rail cars or _______ trucks.
10, 20
60, 15
5, 60
15, 60
None of these
1 points
QUESTION 14
1. Air freight is generally the fastest mode, but the cost is 5-8 times greater that surface modes.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 15
1. Pipeline is the least costly method for transporting vast quantities of gas or liquid across long distances.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 16
1. The Staggers Act was a very important transportation deregulation legislation. It:
Provided greater pricing freedom
Streamlined merger timetables
Expedited line abandonment process
Allowed multi-modal ownership
Permitted confidential contracts with shippers
All the above
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