| A | B |
|---|
| can legally charge different rates to different businesses | contract carrier |
| selling your product to only ONE retailer | Exclusive distribution |
| the largest expense for most businesses | cost of material /labor |
| who sets air freight charges | es and air freight companies |
| shipping that takes place within a country | intracostal shipping |
| transportation system has the best safety record | pipeline |
| intensive, selective, exclusive | intensities of distribution |
| least expensive means of product transportation | water |
| type of transportation accounts for 1 percent of total ton-miles of freight shipped | air |
| type of transportation is convenient and can facilitate rapid deliveries | trucking |
| the marketing function of moving goods from a seller to a buyer | Transportation |
| waterways include the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Nile River | international |
| A private carrier that is most frequently used to transport oil and natural gas | pipeline |
| the fastest, most expensive form of transportation | Air |
| shipping that takes place on a body of water but within the same country is called | inland |
| items currently being stored and ready to be sold are known as | inventory |
| Companies that own and operate their own transportation equipment are depending on a(n) ____ carrier to transport their goods | private |
| When U.S. Postal Service ships packages it is called | parcel |
| distribution that involves moving goods within the same state is called | intrastate |
| the minimum number of pounds needed to fill a boxcar | carload |
| freed from direct-rate regulation | exempt carriers |
| between two locations in one city | intracity |
| trucking companies that provide transportation services for a fee | common carriers |
| involves transporting, storing, and handling goods | logistics |
| shipping loaded truck trailers on ships or barges | fishyback service |
| a ton of freight moved one mile | ton-mile |
| private companies that combine less-than-carload shipments | freight forwarders |
