Transportation Systems Assignment
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Running head: GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION // 183821Global Transportation // 18382NameInstitution
GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION // 18382 2Why did the author of this week's reading find it necessary to compare the European and North American systems; are they really that different?In my personal opinion, the author’s choice to compare the transportation systems in the European and the North America as fundamental. First, the transportation system in the two geographical regions is closely related. They are both well maintained and established. Just like in the United States, the European countries have a close proximity to each other(Clausen & Voll, 2013). Likewise, both have established guidelines to enhance the movement of goods and products within and outside their respective borders. Both the North America and EU countries employ similar distribution hubs or centers such as trains and pipelines. Moreover, they both have a similarity in the transportation of goods system. Lastly, both the freight terminals and equipment are privately owned in both regions. Amid the similarities, there are also existing differences between the systems. The differences are brought about by issues such as tariffs, taxes, equipment, organization, market focus, ownership, and distance. In Europe, there is a separation of operations and infrastructure organization for the purposes of accountancy while in North America, operations and infrastructure are separated by region. Second, the EU market is passenger oriented while the North America’s is Freight oriented(Clausen & Voll, 2013). How do costs of transportation impact global trade?Obviously, the transportation cost has a great impact on the global trade because an organization will also choose a most economical means of transport. The economic growth in theEU has prompted an increase of trucks engaged in the cross-border trades (Leinbach & Capineri, 2007). The European countries can easily transport goods across their border using trucks. The
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