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About Transportation Services Field:

Transportation services is very huge industry which ensures that the people and goods are transported at desired place. In transportation services industry, success or failure depend largely on time and accuracy.

As most of us think, transportation services not only deals with mediums of transportation like truck, train, plane and many more. Some companies in this field like logistics groups assist in the transportation services. These are especially non asset based transportation firms.

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In transportation services, some people move their possessions on their own. They don't want to pay someone else. There are various firms which offer trucks on rent. Whichever may be the case, there is money for sure. Though increasing profit margin is bit harder, if someone manages all aspects of the company properly then there he can make good money in this field. In today's rapidly growing world, transportation services field provides various career opportunities.

Transportation industry has been affected because of developments on political front over last 5 decades. These developments include deregulation and NAFTA. Series of deregulation legislation are passed by U.S. government during 1978 to 1986 which opened transportation industry for open competition across the country. It also sparked the mergers, acquisitions and a growth pattern within the industry. Companies like J.B. Hunt took this opportunity and established themselves in this field as leading players.

However, new inroads in transportation services industry associated with some logistical concerns. As transportation firms started shipping more goods, they relied on increasing number of drivers and engineers. However it was not an economical option for them. So they tried to find out some innovative ways to run the business. They constructed a regional hub. Bigger shipments are unloaded in the hub and then distributed locally with help of regional transport. Then concept of intermodal transporting came into picture which provoked transporting firms to form the partnerships

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