Question 1

Discuss leasing as an option for private trucking.

Accepted Answer

Private fleets require significant capit

Question 2

What are the key items a firm should consider with respect to controlling a private fleet?

Accepted Answer

The key to private fleet management deal

Question 3

Discuss the nature of the competition in the motor carrier industry since the Motor Carrier Act of 1980.

Accepted Answer

Since the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 the

Question 4

Management and overhead accounts for what proportion of the fixed cost of trucking?

Accepted Answer

A)  75% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  60% 
A)  75% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  60%

Question 5

Why do firms engage in private water transportation? What are the advantages of such service and what types of firms are likely to have their own fleets?

Accepted Answer

Firms that produce large quantities of b

Question 6

For purposes of classification as a "large shipment",how many pounds should the shipment be?

Accepted Answer

A)  <20,000 pounds 
B)  <80,000 pounds 
C)  <35,000 pounds 
D)  <45,000 pounds 
A)  <20,000 pounds 
B)  <80,000 pounds 
C)  <35,000 pounds 
D)  <45,000 pounds

Question 7

Shipments greater than how many thousand pounds require a five-axle trailer?

Accepted Answer

A)  45,000 
B)  35,000 
C)  55,000 
D)  25,000 
A)  45,000 
B)  35,000 
C)  55,000 
D)  25,000

Question 8

What regulations do firms need to be cognizant of when considering a private fleet?

Accepted Answer

Private fleet truck is exempt from feder

Question 9

When operating miles increase:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fixed cost/mile and operating costs increase 
B)  Operating costs decrease and fixed cost/mile decrease 
C)  Operating costs decrease and fixed cost/mile increase 
D)  Operating cost increase and fixed cost/mile decrease 
A)  Fixed cost/mile and operating costs increase 
B)  Operating costs decrease and fixed cost/mile decrease 
C)  Operating costs decrease and fixed cost/mile increase 
D)  Operating cost increase and fixed cost/mile decrease

Question 10

What does the term private transportation mean?

Accepted Answer

Private transportation is occurs a compa

Question 11

A sleeper cab adds how much to the cost of a tractor?

Accepted Answer

A)  $20,000 
B)  $10,000 to $15,000 
C)  $2,000 to $4,000 
D)  $500 to $1,000 
A)  $20,000 
B)  $10,000 to $15,000 
C)  $2,000 to $4,000 
D)  $500 to $1,000

Question 12

How much,on a per mile basis,is fringe benefit cost?

Accepted Answer

A)  $2.00 
B)  $0.02 
C)  $0.15 
D)  $0.65 
A)  $2.00 
B)  $0.02 
C)  $0.15 
D)  $0.65

Question 13

What is the reason private fleets have better driver retention?

Accepted Answer

The reason

Question 14

What is the average driver cost per mile (non union)?

Accepted Answer

A)  $0.75 
B)  $1.45 
C)  $0.60 
D)  $0.35 
A)  $0.75 
B)  $1.45 
C)  $0.60 
D)  $0.35

Question 15

What is unique about private air transportation compared to the other modes?.

Accepted Answer

Private air transportation is used prima

Discuss leasing as an option for private trucking.

What are the key items a firm should consider with respect to controlling a private fleet?

Discuss the nature of the competition in the motor carrier industry since the Motor Carrier Act of 1980.

Management and overhead accounts for what proportion of the fixed cost of trucking?

Why do firms engage in private water transportation? What are the advantages of such service and what types of firms are likely to have their own fleets?

For purposes of classification as a "large shipment",how many pounds should the shipment be?

Shipments greater than how many thousand pounds require a five-axle trailer?

What regulations do firms need to be cognizant of when considering a private fleet?

When operating miles increase:

What does the term private transportation mean?

A sleeper cab adds how much to the cost of a tractor?

How much,on a per mile basis,is fringe benefit cost?

What is the reason private fleets have better driver retention?

What is the average driver cost per mile (non union)?

What is unique about private air transportation compared to the other modes?.

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Exam 13: Private Transportation and Fleet Management

Discuss leasing as an option for private trucking.

What are the key items a firm should consider with respect to controlling a private fleet?

Discuss the nature of the competition in the motor carrier industry since the Motor Carrier Act of 1980.

Management and overhead accounts for what proportion of the fixed cost of trucking?

Why do firms engage in private water transportation? What are the advantages of such service and what types of firms are likely to have their own fleets?

For purposes of classification as a "large shipment",how many pounds should the shipment be?

Shipments greater than how many thousand pounds require a five-axle trailer?

What regulations do firms need to be cognizant of when considering a private fleet?

When operating miles increase:

What does the term private transportation mean?

A sleeper cab adds how much to the cost of a tractor?

How much,on a per mile basis,is fringe benefit cost?

What is the reason private fleets have better driver retention?

What is the average driver cost per mile (non union)?

What is unique about private air transportation compared to the other modes?.

Global Supply Chains: The Role and Importance of Transportation

Transportation: The Critical Link in the Economy

Transportation Regulation and Public Policy

Costing and Pricing in Transportation

Motor Carriers

Railroads

Airlines

Water Carriers and Pipelines

Transportation Risk Management

Global Transportation Planning

Global Transportation Execution

Third Party Logistics

Issues and Challenges of Global Supply Chains

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