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CLT - Evaluation of TransportationModes
What are the methods of truck delivery? - correct answer ✔Common
Contract
Line haul
Express
Private fleet carriers
What are the advantages of trucks? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔Low-weight, high value
products
Expedited freight
, What are the advantages of air? - correct answer ✔Fastest mode
Flexible
Combined with other modes this can go anywhere within a day
What are the disadvantages of air? - correct answer ✔Most expensive mode
of transportation (high fuel and maintenance cost)
Limited based on physical characteristics of goods
What are the advantages of rail? - correct answer ✔highly cost-efficient
large capacity
fast over long distances
combines with other modes
What is piggybacking mean in rail? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔Less flexible times
Less flexible area coverage
require large orders to be cost effective
slower
high infrastructure cost
What are the advantages of water? - correct answer ✔very large capacity
(15 rail cars or 60 tractor trailers)
reliable
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