Unit 4. Transportation and Logistics
What type of transportation is best suited for moving large volumes of goods between
countries?
A. Truck
B. Air
C. Water
D. Rail - answer Water
T/F
Rail speed is not very good over long distances. - answerF
T/F
A disadvantage of rail transport is that they are limited to locations served by rail lines. -
answerT
Which mode of transport is often used for low-weight/high-value products such as
jewelry?
A. Water
B. Air
C. Truck
D. Pipeline - answerAir
Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Trucks are best suited for moving small volumes of goods to many destinations
B. A disadvantage of truck transport is high fuel and licensing costs.
C. In the U.S. most goods are transported by rail.
D. Rail is best suited to move large volumes of bulky goods over distances - answerC.
In the U.S. most goods are transported by rail.
Which mode of transportation is often used for emergency, overnight shipments?
A. Rail
B. Water
C. Air
D. Truck - answerAir
T/F
Pipeline transport has high capital costs and low operating costs. - answerT
T/F
Ships and barges have a larger capacity than trucks, railcars, and cargo planes. -
answerT
, T/F
Water transport includes inland waterways like the Mississippi River/Ohio River/Great
Lakes as well as ocean transport and can carry both liquid and dry cargo. - answerT
T/F
In the U.S., most products are transported by trucks on public roadways. - answerT
A semi-trailer that is specially designed to run on rails is called a___________.
Gantry
Transtainer
RORO
Roadrailer - answerRoadrailer
T/F
In the U.S., containers cannot be double-stacked on rail cars - answerF
A heavy-duty truck used to transfer containers to and from rail and road vehicles or to
stack containers on top of each other is called a ________.
A. Gantry Crane
B. Reach Stacker
C. Grappler Lift
D. Transtainer - answerReach Stacker
A semi-trailer that can be used on ferries or piggy-backed onto another trailer for
transport is called_________.
A. a Grappler
B. a Roadrailer
C. a Swap-body
D. An unaccompanied trailer - answeran unaccompanied trailer
The equipment in the picture is used to transfer containers from sea vessels to road or
rail vehicles. What is it?
A. Transtainer
B. Gantry Crane
C. Grappler Lift
D. Reach Stacker - answerTranstainer
A product produced in this country and sold in a foreign country is called: -
answerExport
A form provided by the government that verifies that the goods being shipped were
actually produced in that country is called: - answerCertificate of Origin
T/F
A dispatch list prioritizes tasks related to shipping - answerT
What type of transportation is best suited for moving large volumes of goods between
countries?
A. Truck
B. Air
C. Water
D. Rail - answer Water
T/F
Rail speed is not very good over long distances. - answerF
T/F
A disadvantage of rail transport is that they are limited to locations served by rail lines. -
answerT
Which mode of transport is often used for low-weight/high-value products such as
jewelry?
A. Water
B. Air
C. Truck
D. Pipeline - answerAir
Which one of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Trucks are best suited for moving small volumes of goods to many destinations
B. A disadvantage of truck transport is high fuel and licensing costs.
C. In the U.S. most goods are transported by rail.
D. Rail is best suited to move large volumes of bulky goods over distances - answerC.
In the U.S. most goods are transported by rail.
Which mode of transportation is often used for emergency, overnight shipments?
A. Rail
B. Water
C. Air
D. Truck - answerAir
T/F
Pipeline transport has high capital costs and low operating costs. - answerT
T/F
Ships and barges have a larger capacity than trucks, railcars, and cargo planes. -
answerT
, T/F
Water transport includes inland waterways like the Mississippi River/Ohio River/Great
Lakes as well as ocean transport and can carry both liquid and dry cargo. - answerT
T/F
In the U.S., most products are transported by trucks on public roadways. - answerT
A semi-trailer that is specially designed to run on rails is called a___________.
Gantry
Transtainer
RORO
Roadrailer - answerRoadrailer
T/F
In the U.S., containers cannot be double-stacked on rail cars - answerF
A heavy-duty truck used to transfer containers to and from rail and road vehicles or to
stack containers on top of each other is called a ________.
A. Gantry Crane
B. Reach Stacker
C. Grappler Lift
D. Transtainer - answerReach Stacker
A semi-trailer that can be used on ferries or piggy-backed onto another trailer for
transport is called_________.
A. a Grappler
B. a Roadrailer
C. a Swap-body
D. An unaccompanied trailer - answeran unaccompanied trailer
The equipment in the picture is used to transfer containers from sea vessels to road or
rail vehicles. What is it?
A. Transtainer
B. Gantry Crane
C. Grappler Lift
D. Reach Stacker - answerTranstainer
A product produced in this country and sold in a foreign country is called: -
answerExport
A form provided by the government that verifies that the goods being shipped were
actually produced in that country is called: - answerCertificate of Origin
T/F
A dispatch list prioritizes tasks related to shipping - answerT
