Answer to Question #230003 in Management for Pearl

Question

Select an existing motor carrier company operating in South Africa and answer the following.

1. Describe the company in light of the following:

- Are they private, for-hire or both?

- What products/commodities do they carry and what equipment is often used in loading and offloading?

- What sector do they serve?

- The type of market structure they are operating in.

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please provide intext references as well as references.

Answer 1

FMCSA. It's a private motor carrier that transports its own goods and requires only a USDOT number, not operating authority (MC number). An licensed for-hire Motor Carrier transports solely home products for the general public in exchange for money. Household goods refer to personal items that will be used in the home.

They include things shipped from a factory or store with the intention of being used in a home and conveyed at the request of the householder, who pays the transportation costs.

references

Ricardo, B. South Africa: fueling the future of shipping.