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Transportation Sector — A category of stocks relating to the transportation of goods or customers. The transportation sector is made up of airlines, railroads and trucking companies. The performance of the transportation sector is sensitive to the price of oil. Because… … Investment dictionary
goods train — noun A train used for the transportation of goods. Syn: freight train … Wiktionary
Transportation in the United States — is facilitated by road, air, rail, and water networks. The vast majority of passenger travel occurs by automobile for shorter distances, and airplane for longer distances. In descending order, most cargoes travel by railroad, truck, pipeline, or… … Wikipedia
Transportation geography — is the branch of geography that investigates spatial interactions, let them be of people, freight and information. It can consider humans and their use of vehicles or other modes of travelling as well as how markets are serviced by flows of… … Wikipedia
transportation — trans‧por‧ta‧tion [ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʆn ǁ spər ] noun [uncountable] 1. TRANSPORT the process or business of moving goods from one place to another by rail, air, ship etc: • Prices include transportation from London. 2. TRANSPORT … Financial and business terms
Transportation in the People's Republic of China — has experienced major growth and expansion since 1949 and especially since the early 1980s. Airports, roads, and railway construction will provide a massive employment boost in China over the next decade.Rail, which is the primary mode of… … Wikipedia
Transportation in New York City — Info Owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, local governments, states Locale New York City and the surrounding region in New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania … Wikipedia
Transportation in Saskatchewan — is the movement of people and goods from one place to another within the province. The term is derived from the Latin trans ( across ) and portare ( to carry ). Transportation in Saskatchewan includes an infrastructure system of roads, highways,… … Wikipedia
Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario — Transportation is essential to trade, which has always been the backbone of the economy of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, beginning with Fort Kaministiquia in 1717. When the area was first settled its many waterways were used by the Voyageurs to… … Wikipedia
transportation — index carriage, removal, transmittal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 transportation … Law dictionary
