WorksheetsFundamentals of transportation team 8
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
This service option is the one that exists in two legal forms
Plane
Railway
Truck
Ship
Is a set of performance characteristics that are purchased at a certain price
A transportation system
Loss and damage
Transit time and variability
Transport service
These services are provided in all legal forms, and most of the goods shipped move free of economic regulation
Rail services
Maritime services
Pipeline services
Truck services
It involves moving freight units using different modes of transport combined
Intermodal services
International transportation
Small shipping services
Agencies
Agents that bring consignees and carriers closer together by providing current information
Consignee associations
Shipping agent
Transport corridors
Agencies
"Goods may remain in an area indefinitely" is a characteristic of
Small shipping services
Cost of transportation
Physical routes
Foreign trade zones
Service costs are related to the size of the shipment; shipments with consistently high volumes are transported at lower rates than smaller shipments. This definition applies for:
Volume-related tariffs
Demand-related tariffs
Distance-related tariffs
Line-haul tariffs
Are simply single rates that cover a wide area at origin, destination or both
Uniform tariffs
Proportional tariffs
Gradual tariffs
General tariffs
It may also dictate fare levels while maintaining little relationship to the cost of producing the transportation service. There is little relationship to the costs of producing the transportation service. This definition applies for:
Distance-related tariffs
Line-haul tariffs
Demand-related tariffs
Volume-related tariffs
These services refer to the line transportation part of the displacement and not to the terminal operation
Transportation services
Terminal services
Shipping services
Special line transport services
It is a legal contract between the consignee and the carrier for the movement of a load
Cargo claims
Bill of lading
Contract rates
Transportation bill
Refers to the change of destination of the shipment, while it is on route
Transit priviledges
Reconsignment
Diversion of the shipment
Protection
