TRANSPORTATION.ppt

Background on Transportation Industries
by
LeRoy H. Graw
., CPCM, CPP, CPPM
Index of Freight Bill and GNP
Index of Parcels and GNP
Market Share, 1995 Revenue
Legal Carrier Classifications
Common
Contract
Private
Exempt
Trucking Industry (94)
Economic Characteristics (MC)
Truckload Carriers
High Variable Cost
Low Fixed Cost
Less Than Truckload Carriers
Still High Variable Costs
Substantial Fixed Costs because of work
Economic Environments (MC)
Free Entry
Derived Demand
Driver Shortages and Owner Operators
Shipper and Carrier Options: Intermodal and Private Fleets
Teamsters Union
Safety Regulations defines Capacity
MUNICATIONRESOURCES (Motor Carriers)
% of
Resource Respondents
1-800 Numbers
FAX
Cellular Phones
2-Way Radio PCs
On-puters
Satellite Location Systems
Participants in Rail Industry