RMG 434 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Transportation Planning, Customer Satisfaction
3 Dec 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Characteristics: measured by cost ton-mile, if borders are crossed cost doubles, must adhere to transportation regulations in all provinces and states where the train/truck travels. Truck drivers and train engineers have limits on how long they can work before they must take a break. Truck load (tl), less than truck load (ltl), trucks/trains/ships, container load (cl), less than container load (lcl) Charges are per weight and distance (if product is light, charges are based on volume-distance) Most shipment prices are based on ton-mile rates. Light shipment prices are based on m3-mile rate. If carry containers, prices are based on per-container rate. Cost to build tracks is 1 million/mile. Truck long hauls (inter-city) is cheaper than truck short hauls. Prices vary between truck load and less than truck load; the latter is more expensive per unit of product. Channels/canals shorten the distance between continents (panama canal panama, suez canal.
