Choose the best answer. Role and perspective of participant, Agents: Desires a stable and efficient transportation environment to support economic growth Brokers and freight forwarders facilitate carrier and customer matching Concerned with transportation accessibility, expense, and standards for security, safety, and the environment A desire to maximize their revenue for movement while minimizing associated costs A common interest in moving goods from origin to destination within a given time at the lowest cost
QUESTION 25
Choose the best answer. Role and perspective of participant, Agents:
Desires a stable and efficient transportation environment to support |
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Brokers and freight forwarders facilitate carrier and customer matching |
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Concerned with transportation accessibility, expense, and standards for security, safety, and the environment |
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A desire to maximize their revenue for movement while minimizing associated costs |
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A common interest in moving goods from origin to destination within a given time at the lowest cost |
QUESTION 26
Choose the best answer. Role and perspective of participant, Government:
Desires a stable and efficient transportation environment to support economic growth |
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Concerned with transportation accessibility, expense, and standards for security, safety, and the environment |
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A desire to maximize their revenue for movement while minimizing associated costs |
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Brokers and freight forwarders facilitate carrier and customer matching |
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A common interest in moving goods from origin to destination within a given time at the lowest cost |
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QUESTION 27
Choose the best answer. Economy of scale:
The cost per unit weight decreases as distance increases |
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The movement of inventory to specified destinations |
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Is captive in the transport system |
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Occurs when a shipment destination is changed after a product is in transit |
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The cost per unit weight decreases as the size of the shipment increases |
0.5 points
QUESTION 28
Choose the best answer. Rail:
The oldest form of transport |
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Accounts for about 68 percent of all crude and petroleum ton-mile movements |
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Has expanded rapidly since the end of World War II |
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The newest and least utilized transport mode for freight |
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Historically, handled the largest number of ton-miles within North America |
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