Advantages of Road Transport
In European countries, over 40% of all transportations falls on the road transport. By the way, road transport is the leader in the world market of transport and logistics services as well. The reason for such popularity is the advantages of this mode of transport. Learn more about them on asstra.co.uk.
Flexibility
Firstly, a motor vehicle can deliver a cargo to any place where there are roads. The total length of road network across the world exceeds 23 million kilometers, in which the quarter of the primary motorways lie in Europe. Motorways are laid, in particular, through such “difficult” parts of the world as deserts, forests, and jungles.
Herewith, one destination can be reached by different means. Such variety is important, for example, in case of a large-size freight delivery: in such a case, busy road sections, sections not designated for heavy load, bridges, rail crossings with an overhead system, etc. can be excluded from the route during route development.
Secondly, a motor vehicle is the only mean of transport that provides for door-to-door delivery. Such kind of delivery is convenient for a consignee, which proves that a consignor company is focused on its customers.
Wide Choice of Transport
Large transport and logistics companies have various types of motor vehicles, which allows them to carry different cargoes – from liquid and bulk cargoes to timber – conveniently and safely.
If you are in need of a fast delivery of goods that require a specific temperature control (it is possible to maintain temperature from -20 to +12 degrees Celsius), they will use insulated vans. Such vans are generally used for transportation of medical products, fresh berries, vegetables and fruit, flowers.
Refrigerators are used to transport frozen meat and fish semi-finished products and ice-cream. Such vehicles are equipped with cooling chambers where the temperature can go below 25 degrees.
Jumbo trailers are used to carry bulky cargoes, while lowboy trailers are useful for delivery of custom machinery such as cranes, diggers, and dump trucks. Lowboy trailers are also fit for transportation of heavy industrial machinery. Liquids are carried by tank trucks.
Speed
Road travel allows moving day and night while it does not depend on the seaport or airport operating hours. Moreover, road transportation is less dependable on weather conditions, although there are still some exclusions, for instance, in such cases as a snowfall, ice storm, heavy rain, strong wind, the delivery time might be changed.
One more advantage of the road transportation is affordable rates. This can be explained, among other things, by flexibility of delivery: for instance, in most cases they can develop a shorter route if more than one option for the route are available.
