Classes and Types of Carriers page 25-26 Flashcards
___% operate fewer than 6 trucks
91.5%
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___% operate fewer than 20 trucks
97.4
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____ ____ are those trucking companies providing transportation of freight owned by another party.
For-hire Carriers
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Traditionally, motor carriers have engaged pre-dominantly in either ____ or _____ Operations
Local or intercity.
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Most ___ ___ , and even some local operations, will involve interstate commerce, and thus usually come under federal regulation by FMCSA
intrastate trucking
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What class carries have a gross annual revenues of between 3 and 10 million
2
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What class carries have a gross annual revenues of 10 million or greater
1
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The U.S. trucking industry is comprised of ___ for hire, private motor carrier and other interstate motor carriers
1.89 million
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What class carries have a gross annual revenues of less than 3 million
3
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____ ____ of trucks are Class 8
3.91 million
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____ ____ are those shippers, manufacturers, merchants, and others who use their own vehicles or leased trucks under their direct control for moving their own goods. Their principal business activity is something other than transportation
Private Carriers
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For-hire operations are of several types:
interstate,
intrastate
or
local
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As a generally accepted rule, a carrier is a _____ _____ if at least half its business is conducted in metropolitan or commercial zone operations
Local carrier.
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_____ _____ also know as line-haul or over-the-road carriers in almost all case conduct local pickup and delivery operations
Interstate Carriers
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Since _____ , many traditionally local carriers have expanded their operations
1980.
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