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Motor carrier
Trucks Buses
Public for hire service Contractual agreement Public Buses Organizational Buses School Buses
Factory Buses
Charter Buses
Rail Transport
• Haul high-density, low-valued freight over
long distances at low rates
• Lack flexibility of high-speed delivery
• Historically have been unreliable
• Classified by annual sales figures
The advantages and disadvantages
of rail transport
• Inexpensive for long • Non door-to-door
haul delivery. delivery.
• Large storage • Restricted to
compartment movement schedule.
• Specialize boogie for • Non suitable for short
special goods. haul delivery.
• No congestion. • High maintenance
cost
Air Transport
• Fastest terminal-to-terminal mode
• Costs more than other modes
• Transports small volume shipments
• Predominantly variable cost carriers
Air Transport
Charter Service
Air
Transport
The advantages and disadvantages
of air transport
• Fast • Very expansive
• Low insurance cost • Limited space/
• Good Safety track storage compartment
record • Easily disrupted by
• Access to remote adverse weather
areas condition.
• Suitable for low • Restricted to airport
volume, high valued usage only
products • non door-to-door
delivery
Sea Transport
• Dominate international transportation
• Advantage of long-haul capabilities and
broad range of products
• Classified as private or for-hire, domestic
or international, tramps or liners