Question

Brad is a transportation coordinator for volkswagen of north america. in order to move a large order of vehicles from a plant in germany to chicago, he is planning to use both waterways and railroads. the combining and coordinating of these two modes of transportation in order to take advantage of benefits offered by each of the different types of carriers is called

Answer 1

The combining and coordinating of these two modes of transportation in order to take advantage of benefits offered by each of the different types of carriers is called intermodal transportation.
Another term used to denote this transportation which involves using two or more modes of transportation , such as truck and rail, in a journey is mixed-mode commuting.