Motor Carriers

In the US, about __________ of the freight are moved by truck

• one-third

• two-third

• one-fourth

• one-fifth

The shipper rents out the whole truck whether they use it or not, is called _____

• TL

• Parcel

• LTL

• Package

There are _____ million trucks on the road and over ______million trailers

• 1 ; 4

• 2 ; 3

• 2; 5

• 3; 5

Trucking is not a very ______ business because the major form of competition is _______

• unprofitable; inexpensive

• profitable;  overpriced

• overpriced,  profitable

• unprofitable; overpriced

There are ________ basic forms of operations in motor carrier industry

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

Most people find the_____ to the motor carriers business so that prices have _____ in recent years

• threat of entry;  come down

• no barriers of entry;  come down

• threat of entry;  gone up

• no barriers of entry; gone up

What does it call when the truck goes from the origin to the destination directly ?

• TL

• Free of transit

• Relay

• LTL

The majority of the motor carriers are _____ businesses

• multi-national

• medium

• big

• small

In the US, about __________ of the freight are moved by truck

• one-fourth

• one-fifth

• one-third

• two-third

When a truck doesn't go from the origin to the destination but go through a network of terminals, it is called _______

• Parcel

• LTL

• Market share

• TL