Transportation logistics

Transport logistics of cargo transportation

Cargo transportation in Ukraine or all over the world is the main task of transport logistics. Such services are the basis for the transportation of goods, and therefore for the entire global economy. To do this effectively and safely, you need to plan and calculate everything in advance, so you need to turn to experienced professionals for services. The company Mac-Trans is a qualified master who will provide you with logistics services.

What is transport logistics and what are its features?

Logistics is a science that shows how to properly perform organizational and managerial processes and provide various systems with commodity and material resources. There are several types of logistics, and one of them is transport. 

Transport logistics is a complex of tasks that includes not only transportation, but also related services:

• moving cargo;
• loading and unloading;
• execution of documentation;
• planning and development of the transportation route;
• selection of the best mode of transport;
• services of movers, drivers;
• cost analysis and calculation;
• consultations and support during delivery.

In fact, the concept of transport logistics includes all the work that begins from the moment the decision is made on transportation to the moment when the customer receives the cargo.

The history of logistics is very long, but the term itself appeared about a hundred years ago. The main goal of transportation logistics is to deliver cargo from point A to point B in the most optimal and fast way. At the same time, it is necessary to do with minimal expenditure of both time and effort. For this, everything is thought out in advance.

Usually services are provided by a professional company that effectively plans each stage, but in some cases owners or entrepreneurs decide to organize the move on their own.

Working in the field of transport logistics requires not only experience from different fields, but also responsibility. Here you need to “see the big picture” so that no stage of transportation is disrupted, otherwise the customer may incur large monetary losses.

What are the types of transport logistics?

There are several types of transport logistics - internal and external. The first option includes any movement and transportation of goods within the same company (for example, between branches or from a warehouse to a store). External logistics is the transportation of cargo between different enterprises.

Also , according to the type of transportation , such logistics services are distinguished:

1. Simple modal transportation is carried out by one transport and includes the delivery of one type of cargo.
2. Multimodal transportation is a changing mode of transport, but at the same time one company or organizer is engaged in transportation.
3. Intermodal transportation is carried out on several types of transport and with one organizer, but between the first and second type of transport, the cargo is left in a warehouse or storage place. For example, the cargo is loaded into a car, then loaded into an air transport, after which it is left at the airport in a warehouse, and after some time it is again loaded into road transport.
4. Multimodal transportation is a combination of two types of transport, but at the same time each stage has its own organizer.
5. Combined-mixed consist of several modes of transport.

Often, but not always, logistics is international, because in most cases domestic transportation does not require changing several modes of transport. Transport logistics in Ukraine consists mainly of automobile cargo delivery, but if the cargo arrives from abroad, then air or sea transportation is already connected.

Transport logistics services from Mac-Trans: fast, inexpensive and reliable

If you want to order logistics services at an affordable cost and with a quality guarantee, then contact the professional transport company Mac-Trans. We offer a variety of services for the transportation of various types of cargo, we will provide you with reliable transportation of goods to any corner of the country or the world. To place an order, you just need to leave a request on our website or call the specified phone number.

Mac-Trans Company is a true professional in the field of transport logistics.