Road freight transport. Types

Road freight transport. Types of road freight transport - the main thing you need to know.

A shipment that is larger than 70x70x70 cm or weighs more than 70 kilograms is considered a cargo, although we shippers often accept requests for transport for smaller shipments. It is recommended that each load be packed, on a pallet and labeled. The standard truck can transport a maximum of 26 pallets, with standard pallets measuring 120 cm wide and 100 long, with a maximum height of 2 meters.
Land road freight transport is divided into different types according to the mode of flow - in national or international traffic and according to the type of cargo. According to the type of cargo, road freight transport is divided into several categories. For almost all modes of transport according to the load we have posted information on our website, but in summary we can say this:
Road freight transport of common goods - products and goods of our daily lives (excluding those whose size, volume, weight and / or other characteristics require transportation only by specialized vehicles), in which transport can be performed by standard means of transport, as with groupage transport as well as with full transport.

Road freight transport of foodstuffs, including refrigerated transport. Depending on the degree of durability of food products, the freight transport itself is determined, which can be: Refrigerated transport with refrigeration - when transporting food that requires maintaining a constant temperature throughout the trip, such as dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish. Refrigerated transport with freezing - for transport of frozen food.

Road freight transport of live animals. This is a specialized transport in which all kinds of farm animals can be transported and which ensures the safety of the animals from loading, during transport, to unloading.

Road freight transport of dangerous goods. Here, the mode of transport must take into account whether the dangerous substance being transported is in a liquid or solid state, and that a specialized person with an ADR certificate of qualification is responsible for the transport.
All substances that, due to their physical nature or their chemical structure, can harm both the environment and all persons, part of the transport are called dangerous goods. The main classes of dangerous goods identified by ADR include gas, toxic substances, organic peroxides, flammable substances, corrosive substances, substances that emit flammable gases in contact with water and others.

Road freight transport of waste is a type of transport in which specialized trucks are used again to collect and transport waste to its place of recycling.

Oversized transport - specialized road transport for transport of various equipment, machinery, installations, agricultural and construction machinery, etc., which has a permit regime and for each transport a permit is issued to the carrier by the Road Infrastructure Agency. In order to transport oversized cargo, you need to have a certain type of transport. Type - specific low - frame platforms are usually used to transport too bulky and heavy loads or. flat platforms.

Regardless of the size of your goods, we can provide you with good transport solutions for groupage or full transport for common loads, transport of food, transport of dangerous goods, transport of live animals and / or oversized transport, both for the country and international.

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*Excuse us if there is an inaccuracy in the translation - a common translator is used.