LOG 445 Grantham University Private Transportation Questions
Assignment “Key Performance Measures”
In 4-5 pages, list and discuss:
1. What does the term private transportation mean?
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of private trucking. Why do firms have private trucking fleets?
3. Discuss the types costs incurred in operating private truck fleets versus using a for-hire carrier.
4. What are the key items a firm should consider with respect to controlling a private fleet?
5. Discuss leasing as an option for private trucking.
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
- Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
- Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
- Include cover page and reference page.
- At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
- No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
- Use at least three references from outside the course
material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and
other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward
the three reference requirement. - Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes,
paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference
page in APA style.
References must come from sources
such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers
such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such
as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for
academic writing.
