Unit 4b: Transportation Systems and Services Quiz

Which transportation mode is the most frequently used?

• Marine Shipping

• Railroad

• Trucking

• Pipelines

What is the minimum number of pounds of freight needed to fill a boxcar called?

• Piggyback

• Common Carriers

• Carload

• Ton-mile

Which transportation mode is the cheapest but also the slowest?

• Air Cargo Services

• Trucking

• Railroad

• Marine Shipping

Which transportation mode is generally used to ship high-value items and things needed quickly?

• Trucking

• Railroad

• Marine Shipping

• Air Cargo Services

Which transportation service specializes in delivering small, lightweight packages and high-priority mail?

• US Postal Service

• Express Delivery Services

• Bus Package Carriers

• Freight Forwarders

Which transportation service provides same-day or next-day service to cities and towns along their scheduled routes?

• Bus Package Carriers

• Express Delivery Services

• US Postal Service

• Freight Forwarders

What type of carriers are free from direct regulation of rates and operating procedures?

• Freight Forwarders

• Contract Carriers

• Exempt Carriers

• Private Carriers

What type of carriers transport goods for an individual business?

• Private Carriers

• Exempt Carriers

• Freight Forwarders

• Contract Carriers

What is the term for private companies that combine less than carload or truckload shipments from several businesses and deliver them to their destinations?

• Intermodal transportation

• Common Carriers

• Inland marine

• Freight Forwarders

Which transportation mode is used to transport oil and natural gas from oil fields to refineries?

• Trucking

• Railroad

• Marine Shipping

• Pipelines