Modes of Transportation
Vaccines being sent from Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles, CA will use this mode of transportation
Air
A company who needs a part for a machine that is vital to the manufacturing of products will use this mode of transportation to get the new part.
Airway
High value, low-weight, and time critical items a best suited for this type of transportation.
Airway
The fastest mode of transportation
Airway
The most expensive form of transportation
Airway
Advantage of this from of transportation is that it is the most flexible.
Motor Carrier
What mode of transportation carries the greatest amount on ton miles of all of the modes.
Motor Carrier
Canned goods delivered to grocery store use this mode of transportation
Motor carrier
Gasoline from a refinery to the local gas station uses this mode of transportation.
Motor carrier
This mode of transportation is most susceptible to delays due to traffic jams, road conditions, and severe weather
Motor carrier
A disadvantage of this mode of transportation is that if a leak occurs it can cause extensive damage to the environment
Pipeline
Oli from a field in Oklahoma to a refinery in Texas uses this mode of transportation
Pipeline
This form of transportation is the least affected by the weather
Pipeline
This mode of transportation is not subject to delivery delays
Pipeline
A mode of transportation that is rarely affected by weather and can handle large quantities at relatively low costs
Railway
Excellent form of transportation for moving heavy/bulky freight such as coal, steel, lumber and grain.
Railway
Grain being transported from Chicago to Florida will most likely use this form of transportation.
Railway
This type of transportation can only deliver goods to designated stations along the tracks.
Railway
The type of carrier that carries hazardous or combustible materials, such as gas or chemicals.
Tankers
Bananas sent from Ecuador to San Diego will be sent via this mode of transportation
Waterway
Sugar transported from New Orleans to Europe will use this mode of transportation.
Waterway
The oldest form of transportation for large quantities
Waterway
This form of transportation is the slowest
Waterway
The advantage of this type of transportation combines all of the advantages of motor carriers with the lower cost of rail and waterways.
intermodal transportation
Ton-mile
the movement of one ton (2,000 pounds) of freight one mile