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Freight transportation is the backbone of consumerism in North America. Without the seamless movement of goods in the economy, prices would rise and products would be unavailable. Trucking in particular represents the bulk of goods flow between manufacturers and consumers. Because freight transportation works in the background with little fanfare, the average person knows little about this vital function and how trucking impacts their everyday lives.

1. Of the estimated 360,000 trucking companies in the United States, 82% run six or fewer trucks. Which means that the overwhelming majority of trucking companies are very small operations, and there are relatively few large trucking companies. This is good news for those assessing whether to become an owner-operator as the barriers to entry are not prohibitive to small operators. Single-truck operations make up a significant piece of the small trucker segment.
2. In commercial truck accidents causing death, more than 80% are caused by the non-commercial driver. The old stereotype of sleep-deprived truck drivers being a danger on the roads is largely disproved by this statistic. In actuality, the experience and skill of those who drive for a living is an important factor in avoiding and surviving accidents. Strict regulations about the operating condition of vehicles and the driving time logged also help ensure the continued safe operating records of commercial truckers.
3. The trucking industry accounts for only 12. 8% of all of the fuel purchased in the United States annually compared with automobiles and light vehicles which accounts for 63%. In these times when gasoline can fluctuate by three or more dollars a gallon, shipping goods by transport truck is an effective and cost-efficient method of transportation. Truck transportation also provides more timeliness and flexibility than other sources of transportation, such as rail.
4. According to the American Trucking Association, in 2006, trucks hauled over 80% of the value of trade between Mexico and the United States and over 64% of the value of trade between Canada and the United States. Trucking is still the main conduit of goods in North America and is the main reason that companies can maintain just-in-time inventory systems. This saves money in storage and holding fees and prevents goods from becoming obsolescent sitting in warehouses.
5. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) reports that there were 20,268 registered property brokers as of April 2008, up approximately 25% from 2006. The freight brokerage business is booming and new brokers are opening for business every day. Other surveys, however, show that more than half of these brokers are not able to carry on past their first anniversary. Most of these business failures occur due to a lack of general business knowledge by the owners.

ITS Tutorial School in Hong Kong is a registered school with the Hong Kong education department. ITS provides a wide variety of different education and support services to the Hong Kong community. ITS clients include primary age students, secondary school students, students studying tertiary courses and clients form the Hong Kong business community and for English language tuition.

ITS has been developing its website as an education resource portal where students, parents and the community can gain access to a large range of useful resources and links to other top quality education websites. The desire to provide free open access web based resources to the community is part of ITS over philosophy.

Some of the resources that are available include:

A comprehensive Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary for students. This dictionary has over 3000 terms defined. This dictionary is primarily aimed at supporting secondary and tertiary students who are studying business and commerce related subjects.

The definitions of terms that have been included are most of the major subject specific words that students will come across in secondary level accounting, business studies and economics courses. This dictionary / glossary should also be of great use for introductory tertiary level students studying business related courses.

ITS has also developed a very detailed geography dictionary It covers:

• Physical Geography
• Human Geography
• Related disciplines

Over 1400 terms have been defined and all cross referenced with live linking, primarily aimed at supporting students who are studying Geography or related subjects such as Earth Sciences. The definitions of terms that have been included are most of the major subject specific words that students will come across when studying Geography from the school years in the age range 12-18. First year undergraduates may also find it a useful reference point for topic areas that they did not cover at secondary/senior/high school.

ITS has developed a detailed guide to problem solving covering topics such as:

• What are problems?
• The stages of problem solving
• The skills of problem solving
• Why people fail to solve problems effectively
• Barriers to finding the best solution
• Overcoming the blocks to problem solving
• A good climate for problem solving
• Company policies and procedures effect on problem solving
• Style of management effect on problem solving
• Physical environment effect on problem solving
• Does your organisation support problem solving? 15 telling questions to ask!
• So what’s the problem?
• Defining problems - closed and open ended problems
• Finding possible solutions to your problems
• The Road to a Solution - Using models to represent a problem
• The Road to a Solution - Generating ideas
• Solving problems using a group - advantages and disadvantages
• The ‘unlucky’ list to bad decision making
• Evaluating the solution
• Getting your solution accepted - Reasons for opposition and how to plan your presentation
• Getting your solution accepted - Making your presentation
• Implementing your solution
• The Action Plan

Also a range of science resources for students which includes tutorial exercises for GCSE and IGCSE Physics. And a vast collection of other resources and articles. Visit ITS website to see the full collection of resources.