Mode of Transportation

3. Carriers that accept responsibility for carrying goods at any time, any place, and for all shippers at a set rate
5. Moves large volumes of heavy bulk products long distances
6. The middle man that can combine smaller shipments to obtain bulk shipping costs
10. the load from one customer does not fill up the entire available space on the truck
15. Placing a trailer on a flatcar of a train to then be transferred onto a truck
16. Carriers that handle freight that requires special equipment such as environmental controlled containers
18. A box that can range between 8 and 56 ft long that can be moved seamlessly between water, rail, and truck
19. Delivery % measures the shipments delivered without any defects
20. Shipping involves using multiple transport modes to move products in the most cost effective manner
21. Do not leave as often as trucks, limited to certain locations and are much slower
22. An example of an express/parcel carrier

1. Method in which commodities are placed in containers and are not re-handled in shipment until unloaded at the destination
2. When the load from one customer fills ups the whole truck
4. Over half of all inland water transport takes place on what river
5. Vessels are ships where motorized cargo roll on and off for example cars
7. Accounts for 70% of all freight transported in the US annually
8. An example of an all-cargo airline
9. Packing products to be easily sorted at intermediate warehouses for outgoing shipments but without being stored
11. Most expensive mode of transportation
12. Used primarily to transport oil and natural gas
13. Almost all imported materials enter the USA via this type of container
14. Time spent waiting for loading or unloading time at each location due to dock congestion and/or delays
17. Carriers Provides transportation exclusively within an organization