In the trucking industry backhaul refers to ________.
| an oversized load. |
| the return trip. |
| a wide truck load. |
| an overnight shipment. |
|
multiple shipments |
In international shipping the customs broker represents the _______.
| seller. |
| carrier. |
| producer. |
| buyer. |
| None of the above. |
In global shipping a freight forwarder acts as ________.
| the buyer's administrative agent. |
| the security guard for the freight. |
| the travel agent for the shipment. |
|
the stevedore for the cargo. |
One of the key benefits of inter model shipping is eliminating or reducing _________.
| weight of cargo. |
| handling of cargo. |
| taxes on shipments. |
|
need for cargo insurance. |
1. Answer: the return trip
Explanation:
As per trucking industry, back haul refers to the return trip of the truck from the point of delivery back to the point of departure. It is not used to represent an over-sized load, wide truck load, multiple shipments or an overnight shipment.
2.Answer: buyer
Explanation:
In international shipping, customs broker represents the importer/buyer in clearing imported merchandise through local customs at the importing port of entry. This includes the payment of all import taxes and charges and arranging for the transport of the goods to the buyer’s facility. The seller/exporter is represented by the freight forwarder. Customs broker does not represent carriers or producers. Hence the answer is buyer.
3.Answer: the travel agent for the shipment.
Explanation:
A freight forwarder is like a travel agent to the shipment in global shipping. Their function is to arrange for the transportation of the goods from the exporter’s warehouse to the importer’s port of entry or warehouse destination. They also prepare all export and shipping documentation on behalf of the exporter and also present the documents to an international bank for collection. Other options given are wrong as the freight forwarder is not doing the functions of security guard or stevedore and buyer’s administrative agent is customs broker.
4.Answer:handling of cargo
Explanation:
Inter model shipping refers to transportation by more than one means of conveyance and one of the examples is transportation by both rail and truck. This helps to reduce or eliminate the handling of cargo as the container is transferred from one mode of transport to another without disturbing or reloading the contents. Hence there is benefit of eliminating/reducing the handling of cargo. There is no benefit related to eliminating volume as it is used to transport high volume contents mostly. Cargo insurance and tax on shipments are also not reduced.
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