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CLT - Evaluation of Transportation Modes
Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions
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What are the methods of truck delivery? - ANSWER Common
Contract
Line haul
Express
Private fleet carriers


What are the advantages of trucks? - ANSWER Small volume of goods to many
destinations
Delivery freight in less time for shipments less than 500 miles
Loaded before transportation begins
Can be owned or leased- less than other options
Fast flexible service
Can control internal environment


What are the disadvantages of trucks? - ANSWER Fuel & license fees
Variable cost based on loads
Fleet requires internal work - routing/scheduling
Heater and reefers require extra energy during loading or storing


What is air freight often used for? - ANSWER Low-weight, high value products

, Expedited freight


What are the advantages of air? - ANSWER Fastest mode
Flexible
Combined with other modes this can go anywhere within a day


What are the disadvantages of air? - ANSWER Most expensive mode of
transportation (high fuel and maintenance cost)
Limited based on physical characteristics of goods


What are the advantages of rail? - ANSWER highly cost-efficient
large capacity
fast over long distances
combines with other modes


What is piggybacking mean in rail? - ANSWER Rails combine with other modes
of transportation by piggybacking operations:
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
COFC (containers on flatcar)


What are the disadvantages of rail? - ANSWER Less flexible times
Less flexible area coverage
require large orders to be cost effective
slower
high infrastructure cost

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