3.3 Transportation Service Classification Quiz

What is the distinguishing characteristic of common carriers?

• They offer transportation services to all shippers at published rates

• They are not subject to economic regulation

• They are exempt from regulation of services and rates

• They serve specific customers under contractual agreements

Which carrier classification is legally bound to carry all passengers or freight as long as there is enough space, the fee is paid and no reasonable grounds to refuse exist?

• Common Carriers

• Private Carrier

• Exempt Carriers

• Contract Carriers

What type of carriers are exempt from regulation of services and rates?

• Common Carriers

• Contract Carriers

• Exempt Carriers

• Private Carrier

Which carrier classification typically transports goods for the company owning the carrier?

• Private Carrier

• Exempt Carriers

• Common Carriers

• Contract Carriers

What is an example of a contract carrier entering into a contractual agreement with a sports team for transportation services?

• Turkish Airlines providing transportation for FC Barcelona and Manchester United

• Greyhound offering transportation for a music band

• Southwest Air offering transportation for the Dallas Cowboys football team

• Amtrak providing transportation for a local school

Which carrier classification is not subject to economic regulation and typically transports certain exempt products such as produce, livestock, coal or newspapers?

• Private Carrier

• Exempt Carriers

• Contract Carriers

• Common Carriers

What was the response of Wal-Mart's private fleet of trucks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005?

• They hauled 2,500 truckloads of supplies to the affected areas

• They refused to help in the affected areas

• They were unable to provide any relief supplies

• They closed down their stores in the affected areas

Which carrier classification is given the authority to serve the general public and is the most heavily regulated of all carrier classifications?

• Contract Carriers

• Common Carriers

• Private Carrier

• Exempt Carriers

What is the purpose of the exempt carrier status?

• To offer transportation services to all shippers at published rates

• To transport goods for the company owning the carrier

• To allow farmers to transport agricultural products on public roads

• To serve specific customers under contractual agreements