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Comparing Ways of Transporting Food Products

Ship

Costs less than train, truck, or airplane.

Can carry large, heavy loads.

Travels slower than trains, trucks, or airplanes.

Cannot carry products directly to markets.

Truck

Costs less than airplane or trains.

Travels faster than ships, but shower than trains, or airplanes.

Can deliver products directly to markets.

Train

Can carry large loads, more than airplanes or trucks.

Costs more than trucks, but less than airplanes.

Cannot carry products directly to markets.

Airplane

Travels much faster than other transportation.

Costs much more than ship, truck, or train.

Cannot deliver products directly to markets. Cannot carry very heavy loads.

Adapted from Some People I Know by Beverly Armento (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1983).

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Last updated on March 11, 1997
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