Describe multi modal transportation

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1) Name the different modes of transportation.

2) Describe the types of the goods that travel by mode and give examples.

3) Domestically, what percentages of the total national transportation bill does each mode account for?

4) Identify at least three "sub-industries" in the motor carrier industry.

5) Identify the largest product groups that move primarily by Rail.

6) Describe, compare and contrast service characteristics of the motor carrier industry to the rail industry.

7) Describe, compare and contrast costs/prices in the five modes of transportation.

8) Describe how low value goods such as grain would travel domestically over land (first few miles, primary movement, last few miles of trip).

9) Describe multimodal transportation.

10) Report on the profitability of transportation companies across the different modes. Is the transportation sector highly profitable?

11) What is the size of the US annual transportation bill? How much of this bill is accounted for by the motor carrier industry?

12) How much domestic freight travels by rail when measured by ton-miles?

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