Intermodal Transportation

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Chapter 21

• Intermodal Transportation

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Intermodal Transportation

• The process of combining transportation modes.

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Intermodal transportation

• A combination of two or more of the five major
  modes of transportation
• Air
• Rail
• Water
• Highway
• Sometimes Pipeline

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Intermodal Transportation

• Increased efficiency
• Less time and labor in loading and unloading
  cargo.
• Reduces shipping time and cost.

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Trailer on flatcar

• An intermodal method of transporting cargo
  involving highway and rail modes.

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Containerization

• Or containerized shipping is an efficient method
  of handling cargo.
• Cargo is loaded into large boxes before being
  transported.

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Containers

• Can be loaded on railroad flatcars
• Can be loaded on containerships
• Can be loaded onto semi-trailers

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Advantages of Containerization

• Less handling of cargo
• Containers can be moved from storage, to ship, to
  rail, to semi-trailer easily.

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Conveyor

• A conveyor is a continuous chain or belt that
  moves materials over a fixed path.

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