A home-furnishings distributor needs to ship products to another warehouse 500 kilometres away.The company vans are needed for local deliveries, so the warehouse must call an outside carrier to ship the products.What type of freight carrier will the company MOST likely call?

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The company will most likely call a common carrier as they specialize in transporting goods for multiple customers and can transport the products for the company's 500-kilometer distance. Private carriers are owned by the company, which is not the case here, and contract carriers are hired for specific contracts, which may not be ideal for the occasional need to transport goods to a distant warehouse. Intermodal freight companies typically transport goods using multiple modes of transportation, which may not be necessary for this situation where the products only need to be transported via road.

A Home-Furnishings Distributor Needs to Ship Products to Another Warehouse