Containers on a Train Supply Chain Logistics

___ means that we take a container and put it on a train

• multimodal

• intramodal

• intermodal

• monomodal

Intermodal is understood as combination of train and ____ to use both modes most efficiently

• ship

• truck

• carload

• airplane

We use truck for ____ and rail for ____

• deliver long distance ; pick up

• pick up and delivery ; long haul

• carry short distance ; deliver

• long haul; pick up and delivery

One big advantage of rail is ____ efficient

• pick-up

• fuel

• cost

• delivery

Truck has the ____ advantage when carrying freight at short distances

• fuel

• fixed cost

• speed

• delivery fee

Compared to truck, rail is not that much ___ but it is much ___

• faster ; cheaper

• slower ; cheaper

• cheaper ; slower

• more expensive ; faster

Intermodal transportation maximize the advantages of ___ and minimize the disadvantages of ___

• rail ; truck

• ship ; rail

• truck ; rail

• rail ; ship

When ____ is used, we can actually seamlessly transfer freight from one mode to another

• break bulk freight

• parcel freight

• bulk freight

• containerized freight

Rail infrastructure not only includes ____ but also have truck driving in to put containers on a rail car directly

• rail unloading tools

• rail loading tools

• rail yards

• rail stacks

There's a lot of innovation in rail, ____ containers are used to double the capacity of the train

• dual stack

• double stack

• duplicate stack

• two-fold stack