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Logistics News: Just How Well Do You Know the Transportation Industry?



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About how many people in the US work as “truck drivers?”

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Question 1: What are the top 5 US truckload carriers by revenue?

Question 2: What are the top 5 LTL carriers by revenue?

Question 3: What generally is the expected range of Class 8 truck retirement/sales in the US each year?

Question 4: What company has the largest private fleet in the US, excluding utility-related companies?

Question 5: What percent of US freight is moved via intermodal transport?

Question 6: After LA/Long Beach, what are the next top 5 US ports by container volumes?

Question 7: About how many miles per gallon does the average class 8 truck achieve (fully loaded)?

Question 8:  About how many people in the US work as “truck drivers?”

Question 9: What US federal agency is the primary regulatory arm for US railroads?

Question 10: What is the top US manufacturing sector in terms of total transportation spend?

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The Answers

Answer 1: JB Hunt, 2. Schneider, 3. Swift, 4. Werner, 5. US Express

Answer 2: 1. YRC Worldwide, 2. FedEx Freight, 3. Con-Way, 4. UPS Freight, 5. ABF Freight

Answer 3: Somewhere near 220,000-230,000 per year. Most are sold off overseas.

Answer 4: PepsiCo

Answer 5: Though estimates vary, the respected FTR Associates says intermodal represents about 5.5% of total US freight movement, and 12% of long haul (more than 550 miles) movement.

Answer 6: 1. New York/NJ, 2. Savannah, 3. Oakland, 4. Norfolk, 5. Tacoma

Answer 7: About 8 mpg currently

Answer 8: Somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.5 million, though these numbers are certainly down a bit right now

Answer 9: The Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Answer 10: Chemical manufacturing

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