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you want to find freight rates charged by a transportation company to deliver different size shipments between two cities you should check the bill of lading.

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main advantage of air transport is safety

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Among the following choices which is typically the most expensive transportation Mode:

freight forwarder is an example of a nonoperating intermediary

pickup allowance reflects a discount given to a customer when they provide transportation on a shipment that otherwise would involve delivery

shippers provide Advanced Shipment Notification (ASN) their objective is to collect freight bills faster.

primary purpose of a pickup allowance is to reduce the miles a shipment must be transported.

minimum charge represents the lowest cost per hundred weight a carrier offers.

Intermodal transportation typically consists of using three modes to complete a shipment

legislation that determines how many hours a locative operator can work is called Hours of Service (HOS)

Which of the following is a product characteristic that directly influences transport cost:

transportation mode having the fastest point to point transit time is truck

you want the consignee to be responsible for goods while they are intransit you should ship products:

Trucking has superior operating characteristics in all categories except availability

a transportation vehicle has completed a delivery and is returned empty, the situation is called a:

Which combination of transportation operating service characteristics not correct?

land bridge combines sea and rail transport

Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 was a form of :

transport is characterized by low fixed and high variable cost

Which of the following is a non-operating transportation intermediary: