QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Which of the following documents list items in a vehicle's cargo and
includes the customer's address, invoice numbers, package weights to
ensure that the right packages end up on the correct trailer? Answer:
Shipping manifest
⫸ Which of the following terminology refers to products produced in
one country and sold in a foreign country? Answer: Exports
⫸ Which of the following documents and includes information about
trailer loading schedule? Answer: Dispatch list
⫸ Which of the following documents is issued by carriers for shipping
departments knowledge in that specific goods have been received on
board for shipment? Answer: Bills of lading
⫸ Which of the following is NOT a basic factor and route selection?
Answer: Operation hours of destination
⫸ Intermodal transportation is the movement of different types of goods
using one form of transportation. Answer: False
,⫸ Which of the following equipment straddles containers in order to
quickly remove them between road and rail vehicles? Answer: Gantry
crane
⫸ Which of the following container is typically a large, rectangular box
made of steel and can have open or closed tops, or be refrigerated if
necessary. Answer: ISO containers
⫸ Which of the following equipment is used to transfer containers from
see vessels to read for rail vehicles? Answer: Transtainer
⫸ Which of the following governing bodies is responsible for collection
taxes on imported and exported goods. Answer: US Customs and Border
Protection
⫸ Which of the following refers to a report filed with Customs
Authorities on imported goods? Answer: Customs entry
⫸ Which of the following documents includes the pick ticket so items
can be checked off the pick ticket as they're Packaged? Answer:
Shipping order
⫸ Which of the following is true of routing regulations? Answer: State
regulations pertaining mostly to having no transport.
, ⫸ Which of the following refers to protecting domestic industries by
restricting the amount of the goods that can be imported during a
specific time period? Answer: Quotas
⫸ Which of the following measures provides information about the
amount of time it takes a carrier to move products from one point to
another? Answer: In transit time variability
⫸ Which transportation mode is best suited for moving a small volume
of goods to many destinations? Answer: Truck
⫸ Which of the following measures provides information about the time
spent waiting for loading or unloading at a location due to dock
congestion? Answer: Detention time
⫸ All the following should be considered when deciding what type of
transportation mode to use: cost, speed, reliability, capability, capacity
and flexibility. Answer: True
⫸ Which of the following is something a shipper can do to reduce
costs? Answer: Decrease the number of parcels by consolidation
shipments
⫸ Which transportation mode is best suited to quickly move large
volumes of bulky goods over long distances? Answer: Rail