Exam 12: Transportation Correct Answers Are Bolded

Inland waterways in the United States are dredged to a depth of ____ feet, which tends to be the minimum depth required for most barges.

____ is the actual, physical movement of goods and people between two points.

Hours-of-service (HOS) rules and speed limits have long been justified in the motor carrier industry on the basis of ____.

Rail gauge refers to ____.

The primary advantage for motor carriers is ____.

____ is generally the fastest form of transportation for shipments exceeding 600 miles.

Rail gauge refers to the thickness of rail track.

The main benefit of shippers' association is one-stop shopping.

Freight forwarders are the same thing as freight brokers.

Which of the following is not a legal classification of carriers?

With respect to U.S. economic regulation, the ____ has primary responsibility for resolving railroad rate and service disputes, reviewing potential rail mergers, and some jurisdiction over motor carriers, domestic water transportation, and pipelines.

Less-than-truckload motor carriers ____.

Pipelines are a unique mode of transportation because it is the only one without vehicles.

A transportation broker _____.

____ have a level of market concentration and dominance that is not found in the other modes.

A commonly used metric for measuring container volumes is the TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit).

The U.S. Department of Commerce has primary responsibility for resolving railroad rate and service disputes as well as reviewing potential rail mergers.

Firms that specialize in carrying packages that weigh up to 150 pounds are called ____.

There are ____ modes of transportation.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is the federal government body with primary responsibility for transportation safety regulation.