Exam 3 Chapter 12 Transportation (True/False)
2. There are four different modes of transportation.
(False)
38. A contract carrier is under no obligation to render services to the general public.
(True)
40. One disadvantage to private transportation is that managerial costs are often ignored or underestimated.
(True)
6. Air is generally the fastest mode of transportation for shipments exceeding 600 miles.
(True)
7. Products that move by airfreight tend to be high in value and tend to require urgent delivery.
(True)
8. Less-than-truckload shipments range from about 150 to 10,000 pounds.
(True)
19. With intermodal transportation, two or more modes work closely together in an attempt to utilize the advantages of each mode while at the same time minimizing their disadvantages.
(True)
21. A commonly used metric for measuring container volumes is the TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit).
(True)
22. Land bridge services involve the use of surface transportation—generally rail transportation—between an origin and destination port.
(True)
24. Freight forwarders sell freight at a higher rate per pound than they pay carriers to haul it.
(True)
26. A transportation broker looks to match a shipper's freight with a carrier to transport it.
(True)
29. The level and degree of transportation regulation varies from country to country.
(True)
3. A 10,000 foot (3,047 meter) runway is viewed as adequate for accommodating the largest existing wide-body aircraft.
(True)
30. Environmental regulation of transportation is concerned with water, noise, and air pollution.
(True)
33. Economic regulation in transportation refers to control over business practices and activities such as entry and exit; pricing; service; accounting and financial issues; mergers and acquisitions.
(True)
35. Since economic deregulation, transportation carriers are no longer constrained with respect to the variety of service they can offer.
(True)
37. Common carrier transportation companies have four specific obligations.
(True)
4. Rail gauge refers to the thickness of rail track.
(False)
5. In the U.S., motor carriers have the largest share of ton-miles.
(False)
9. Truckload freight moves through a carrier's terminal(s).
(False)
1. Transportation refers to the actual, physical movement of goods and people between two points.
(True)
11. The primary advantage for motor carriers is flexibility (the ability to deliver the product to the customer).
(True)
12. Pipelines are a unique mode of transportation because it is the only one without vehicles.
(True)
14. The U.S. railroad industry is dominated by four freight carriers.
(True)
17. Barge transportation tends to be slow.
(True)
10. Hours-of-service rules and speed limits have generally been justified on the basis of operational efficiency.
(False)
13. Railroads are considered the most reliable form of transportation.
(False)
15. Twelve feet of water is the minimum depth required for most barges.
(False)
16. A barge crane raises or lowers barges so they can meet the river's level as they move upstream or downstream.
(False)
18. Of the modes with vehicles, railroads offer the greatest capacity, or volume, that can be carried at one time.
(False)
20. Airfreight containers are commonly referred to as "skids."
(False)
23. Freight forwarders are the same thing as freight brokers.
(False)
25. The main benefit of shippers' association is one-stop shopping.
(False)
27. Parcels refer to packages weighing up to 100 pounds.
(False)
28. U.S. commercial airline pilots face mandatory retirement at age 70.
(False)
31. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is the federal government body with primary responsibility for transportation safety regulation.
(False)
32. U.S. pipelines are so safe that there is no federal safety agency assigned to regulate them.
(False)
34. The U.S. Department of Commerce has primary responsibility for resolving railroad rate and service disputes as well as reviewing potential rail mergers.
(False)
36. Private carriers do not have to comply with environmental and safety regulations.
(False)
39. Private transportation is most prevalent in the pipeline industry.
(False)