Types of freight transportation

Types of cargo transportation from Grand Logistic Company

Cargo transportation is an integral part of the activities of any company. Without the transportation of various products, the vast majority of enterprises simply could not exist. This applies to construction organizations, shops, production workshops, industrial facilities, farms, and housing and communal services enterprises. People also have to deal with transportation in everyday life - these are office, apartment and country moves, delivery of purchased goods. Grand Logistics Company is a large transport company providing a full range of logistics services by water, road and air transport.

Trucking

This method of delivering goods is the most popular and affordable, as it allows you to transport any types of goods to the most remote cities and towns. Given the large selection of vehicles, differing in their purpose, type, class, as well as carrying capacity and capacity, trucks can transport almost any cargo:

• Bulk;
• Bulk;
• Standard;
• in containers;
• Dangerous;
• Large and heavy.

The GLC company has a large private fleet of vehicles (Euro trucks, trailers and semi-trailers, tanks, dump trucks, tractors, automatic couplers, platforms for oversized cargo, car transporters, etc.), plus partnerships with private carriers and other transport companies in Ukraine and abroad, allow the vehicle to be loaded for loading as quickly as possible, and therefore carry out cargo transportation in the shortest possible time. Among the disadvantages of this option are the difference in fuel prices in different countries, as well as the seasonal inaccessibility of some settlements.

Delivery by air

Air cargo transportation is the fastest way to deliver urgent cargo. Mainly used for transporting medicines, especially valuable goods and perishable products. Among the disadvantages of this option are the high cost, a large number of restrictions, including the volume and weight of transported goods.

Sea freight transportation

Delivery of goods by water transport is one of the most common. Explained by the following factors:

• Low cost;
• Allows you to transport large volumes of goods;
• You can transport different types of cargo, including bulk, liquid, consolidated cargo.;
• High degree of security.

Container transportation by water is especially popular. Among the disadvantages of this delivery method are low speed, dependence on weather conditions and season, as well as limited regions where they are available.

Multimodal transportation

This option involves the use of several types of transport at once. For example, marine and automotive. This option allows you to optimize the route, reduce time and reduce the cost of services. Logisticians of Grand Logistics Company have extensive experience in organizing such transportation, plus a well-developed material base and an automated system for managing and monitoring technological processes.

In addition, the company provides a number of additional services - customs brokerage services, insurance, foreign trade consulting, preparation of all accompanying documentation, rental of special-purpose vehicles (for example, grain trucks, timber trucks, vehicles for transporting dangerous goods).