QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following governing bodies has 153 member countries that represent 95% of total trade?
- CORRECT ANSWER World Trade Organization
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER Shipping manifest
Which of the following terminology refers to products produced in one country and sold in a foreign
country? - CORRECT ANSWER Exports
Which of the following documents and includes information about trailer loading schedule? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Bills of
lading
Which of the following is NOT a basic factor and route selection? - CORRECT
ANSWER Operation hours of destination
Intermodal transportation is the movement of different types of goods using one form of
transportation. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which of the following equipment straddles containers in order to quickly remove them between road
and rail vehicles? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER ISO containers
Which of the following equipment is used to transfer containers from see vessels to read for rail
vehicles? - CORRECT ANSWER Transtainer
, Which of the following governing bodies is responsible for collection taxes on imported and exported
goods. - CORRECT ANSWER US Customs and Border Protection
Which of the following refers to a report filed with Customs Authorities on imported goods? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Shipping order
Which of the following is true of routing regulations? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER In transit time variability
Which transportation mode is best suited for moving a small volume of goods to many destinations? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following is something a shipper can do to reduce costs? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER Rail