Color-coding to identify a company's shipments
A. should be changed on a regular basis
B. should be replaced with consumer names or trademarks
C. should be in the shipping companys colors
D. should be in the carrier companys colors
E. should be avoided
A. Should be be changed on a regular basis
In conditions of high humidity, paperboard loses up to _____ percent of its strength
A. 50
B. 60
C. 30
D. 20
E.40
B. 60
To protect breakbulk or LCL cargo from being lost or shipped to the wrong consignee, it should be clearly marked with
A. the shippers information number (SIN)
B. the products consumer or trademarked name
C. the cosignees name
D. the Bill of Lading informa
C. the Cosignees name
Most cargo tends to be shipped by air in its
A. retail packaging
B. primary packaging
C. tertiary packaging
D. no packaging at all
E. secondary packaging
E. Secondary packaging
To protect cargo, markings should
A. display only the net weight
B. display only the gross weight
C. only be in the metric units
D.only be in English units
E. none of the above
E. none of the above
The three functions of correct packaging are
A. to protect goods in transit, to facilitate proper handling of goods in transit, and fulfill shippers customer service strategy
Proper marking on cargo as it is shipped is important because proper marking
A. protects the cargo from poor handling
B. protects the cargo from theft
C. protects the cargo from pilferage
D. none of the above
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
Hazardous cargo shipped by sea is regulated by the
A. IATA
B. IMO
C. country of the ships flag
D. Warsaw Convention
E. ICAO
B. IMO
The standardized size of pallets in Europe is
A. Identical to the measurements of standardized pallets in the United States
B. set by the International Pallet Organization
C. as diverse as the pallet sizes in the United States
D. 30 inches by 48 inches
E.
A. 80 centimeters by 120 centimeters
Because of the threat to hardwood forests caused by the long-horned beetle,
B. wood pallets from China are not allowed in the United States unless they have been funigated, heat treated or pressure treated with a
Cargo, such as trucks, that cannot be containerized because it is too large and won't fit in a traditional container or because it exceeds the maximum weight of a container load is called
A. loose cargo
B. LCL cargo
C. breakbulk cargo
D. moderated cargo
E
C. Breakbulk Cargo
The biggest problem(s) in transportation of air cargo is/are
A. dry air
B. turbulence's while aloft
C. plane crashes
D. pilferage and theft
E. jettisoning cargo
D. Pilferage and theft
FIBCs are used for shipping _____ cargo
A. dangerous
B. liquid
C. containerized
D. granular
E. breakbulk
D. granular