Cargo transportation

Cargo transportation is an important field of national economy. It is developing at a high rate. It is very important to organize the right freight traffic. Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Transportation is performed by air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space.

Logisticians deal with freight traffic. This profession is very responsible and hard. People of this profession must plan freight traffic very carefully. They must constantly develop their skills. Logisticians have to solve many problems.

They must take into account fuel saving, efficient loading and discharging, and time saving. They develop rational routes of delivery, taking into account traffic intensity on different sections of track, modes of driving, climatic, geographical and many other factors. Logisticians deal with different kinds of cargo: perishables, highly inflammable and poisonous goods, large dimensioned cargo and other types of freight.

Logisticians must provide harmless freight traffic not to injure the environment and people. It is necessary to avoid demurrage and detention of containers. They must keep all safety regulations. Keeping freight quality and quantity is very important. The consumer is interested to get freight in time and in good condition.

6. Answer the questions:

1. Cargo transportation is an important field of national economy, isn’t it?

2. What is transportation?

3. What kinds of transport do you know?

4. What must be taken into account while planning transportation of goods?

5. Why is good planning of transport essential?

6. What kinds of goods may be transported?

7. What do logisticians deal with?

8. How must logisticians organize freight traffic not to injure the environment and people?

7. Put questions to the underlined words:

1. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization.

2. Logisticians must avoid d emurrage and detention of containers.