Period 6 - Transportation Management - What Do You Know

The Transportation Revolution started in the United States in 1808 when the Transportation Secretary obtained funds for "internal improvements".

• True

• False

National infrastructure refers to

• Roads and Railways

• Sea ports

• Air ports

• All all considered infrastructure

The three basic modes of transportation for freight are

• Water

• Land

• Intermodal

• All are considered transportation modes for freight

Freight Transportation is the movement of goods formone location to another.

• True

• False

The three basic types of transportation modes for freight are

• Ship, truck and rail

• Water, land and air

• Plane, train and automobile

• Ship, rail and truck

Pipelines are designed for a specific purpose and for only one commodity. It is used mainly to transport bulk quantities of

• Bulk liquid

• Oil and gas

• Finished petroleum products

• Coal

Which mode of transportation offers the highest capacity for land transportation?

• Barges

• Truckloads

• Rail

• Pipeline

Air transportation is used when time is of the essence.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT an advantage for Intermodal Transportation?

• Standardize transport product (containerization)

• Empty miles

• Reduction in door-to-door cost

• Speed and flexibility for mode shift

Which of the following are types of rail cars?

• Flat wagon

• Car wagon

• Hopper wagon

• All are examples of rail cars