Marketing function of moving a product from the place where it is made to the place where it is sold
What is Transportation
100
Trucking companies that are exempt from direct regulation of rates and operating procedures
What are Exempt Carriers
100
Shipping via connecting rivers and lakes
What is Inland Shipping
100
Primarily used for high value, low-weight, time-critical items
- Overnight mail
- Emergency parts
- Instruments
- Medicine
What are Air cargo services
100
A storage facility designed to meet the specific needs of the owner
What are Private warehouses
200
Carry:
Higher value products
Limited self life products
Lightweight shipments (80% < 1,000 lbs)
Intracity and intercity (26% of shipping traffic)
What is Trucking
200
Excellent for moving bulky and heavy loads like coal, steel, lumber, grain
What are Railroads
200
Shipping occurs on inland and coastal waterways between ports on the same coast
What is Intercoastal shipping
200
Regulates air transportation
What is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
200
Storage and handling facility offered to any individual or company that will pay for its use
- Rent storage space
- Provide additional services to businesses
What are Public Warehouses
300
Provide transportation services to any business in their operating area for a fee
All customers are treated equally
What is a Common Carrier
300
The minimum number of pounds of freight needed to fill a boxcar
- Weight is determined by the classification of goods
- When reach minimum weight the shipper pays a lower rates
What is a carload
300
When a truck trailer is transported across land by railroads
What is Piggyback service
300
Primary source of shipping for small packages
- Parcel-post, first class, next day delivery
- Packages up to 70 lbs
What is the US Postal service
300
Public or private warehouses that house product that are required to pay federal tax
What are Bonded warehouses
400
For-hire trucking companies that provide equipment and driver for specific routes. Negotiate their fee agreements with each customer.
What are Contract Carriers
400
A shipment that is smaller than the minimum weight requirements
What is Less-than-carload
400
Involves shipping loaded truck trailers on a boat/ship
What is Fishyback service
400
Specialize in delivering small, lightweight packages, envelopes, high priority mail weighing less than 150 lbs
Transport goods for an individual business. A company can own or lease transportation equipment
What are Private Carriers
500
Oceans, seas, and rivers that connect different countries
What are International waterways
500
Used to transport natural gas, oil to refineries for processing
What are pipelines
500
Same-day or next-day delivery to businesses in cities on their scheduled routes
- Less than 100 lbs
- Pricing determined by weight, distance, service level
What are Bus package carriers
500
Selling requires knowledge of U.S. export laws and Import laws of the foreign country