Transportation Rates

question 18

Multiple Choice

Transportation rates:

• A) are established primarily through negotiation.
• B) are established primarily by government regulation.
• C) are lower for LTL than TL shipments.
• D) typically decrease as delivery speed increases.
• E) typically do not change when smaller shipments are consolidated.

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