What is the dominant mode of freight transportation in the United States?
What is trucking
100
What are the two companies mentioned in the presentation that are making huge strides in their trucking transportation to become environmentally friendly?
What is UPS and FedEx
100
What company is working towards creating a “green diesel?”
What is Boeing
100
If demand measurement units for freight are measured as ton-miles, what are people units measured in?
What is passenger- miles
200
What is the fastest yet most expensive mode of transportation?
What is Air Transportation
200
What is the alternatives carrier to a full truckload carrier that offers transportation of small freight?
What is LTL or Less-than truckload carriers
200
Green diesel could potentially reduce CO2 by ___% ?
What is 50%
200
Demand for business travel is ______ sensitive
What is schedule (or time) sensitive
300
What are the three elements of the Triple Bottom Line?
What is Social, Environmental and Economic
300
Name 2 of the 3 ways that the trucking industry can reduce emissions
What is reduce fuel usage, increasing truck efficiency or using alternative fuels
300
What sustainable type of material is being used in the manufacturing of air carriers and is 20 percent lighter than aluminum?
What is composite material
300
In the trucking industry, there is a _____ (large or small) number of relatively ____ (big or small) carriers?
What is large, small
400
As learned in class, who is the third decision-making group that shape the transportation system? Users, providers and _____.
What is Government
400
Name 2 types of alternative fuels
What is compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biodiesel , Electricity, Hydrogen
400
Air transportation is what percentage of human made global CO2 emissions?
What is 2%
400
What is the name of the initiative that UPS has to plant a given number of trees every year?
What is Global Forestry initiative
500
Name one negative impact pollution can have on the environment?
What is air quality, global climate changes, maritime and water quality, noise
500
What percentage of total U.S freight transportation expenditures does trucking represent?
What is ~83.8%
500
What simple change can companies make to reduce fuel costs by $1 million?
What is change material of seat padding
500
Name one of the 5 service components of freight demand
What is transit time, reliability or consistency of transit time, accessibility, capability and security