Name:_____________________________________
Date:________________
Period___________________
WHICH CARRIER?
Place an X under the preferred form of transportation
to be used when shipping each product listed below.
Be sure to consider the circumstances described. Be
prepared to discuss your answers.
PRODUCT
PIPELINE
Example: Natural Gas
RAILROAD
WATERWAY
MOTOR
X
1.
Cut flowers from Hawaii to the
mainland
2.
An urgently needed vaccine from
Orlando to San Francisco
3.
Gasoline from the refinery to service
stations
4.
Apples from North Carolina to
Michigan
5.
Heavy equipment from the United
States to England
6.
Rolls from a bakery to supermarkets
X
X
7.
Cotton from a farm to a warehouse
X
X
8.
A package from Raleigh to San
Antonio overnight
9.
BMW Automobiles from
Spartanburg, SC to Raleigh, NC.
10. Food items from a Harris Teeter
distribution center to a store in
Charlotte
11. Oil from an oil field to a pumping
station
AIR
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
12. A washer and dryer from Sears to a
customer’s home
X
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X