INSU 211 (Ch.1)

Cargo in between bulk and containerized usually stored in boxes and stacked on pallets.

• Break-bulk cargo.

• Cargo of materials.

• Conveyor belt.

• Bulk cargo.

Wood and packaging materials used to keep cargo in place inside a container or transportation vehicle.

• Freight.

• Dunnage.

• Containers.

• Packaging.

……….. used for bulk liquids and dangerous goods.

• Break bulk.

• Bulk goods.

• Tank containers.

• Containerized cargo.

An agreement in which one company hires another company to be responsible for a planned or existing activity that is or could be done internally, and sometimes involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another.

• Domestic In-house.

• Insourcing.

• Unsouring.

• Outsourcing.

Refers to the carriage of goods between two points using at least two modes of transportation.

• Multimodal.

• Land.

• Routes.

• Speed.

A means of monitoring and adjusting the operation of a transportation system.

• Inputs.

• Feedback.

• Outputs.

• Process.

Transportation interdependent with the communications industry by:  

• Cost.

• Speed.

• Manufacturing.

• Routes.

We all use transportation in-directly, like:

• Mail.

• Driving your car.

• Boat ride.

• Plane ride.

Freight sub-assemblies, like:

• Mail.

• Products.

• Fresh food.

• Conveyor belt.

One of the following refers to cargo that is stowed loose on transportation vehicles, a tank or hold without any packaging, handled by pump or scoop.

• Bulk cargo.

• Pallet.

• Break-bulk cargo.

• Dunnage.