Freight transportation

Freight transportation is the any transportation that involves moving goods or merchandise from one place to another. This power point covers many topics of freight transportation.Freight forwarder is an agent or a company that organizes shipments for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution.
Freight forwarders minimize damage and theft, ensuring your shipments are handled using the proper tools and equipment. Besides overseeing the safe physical loading and unloading of your goods, freight forwarders reduce the risk of lost or stolen goods through their services.•Two of the most important element of a shipping and delivering goods and products is distribution and transportation.

•Transportation is the movement of things form one place to another while distribution is the system by which products are categorized, transported and distributed in their destination.

Distribution is the overall process that will ensure on how the product will reach its destination in its good condition. Transportation is a part of distribution process; it is the movement of product but does not involve strategizing how to move the products through a channel which is the concern of distribution. Transportation focus only on taking the good from its original place and giving it to the rightful receiver. Distribution is a systematic process of picking up the goods, categorizing it base on the location of its destination, it includes the packaging, storage, order fulfillment and customer handling relations. Transportation determines the efficacy of moving products, while distribution is the overall inventory, warehousing, supply chain and logistics. Distribution is like the sorting process of the goods and services.

1. Outline Introduction The role of freight transportation in the economic Types of freight transportation Difference between freight transportation and distribution Advantages of freight transportation Disadvantages of different modes of freight transportation

2. Introduction Freight transportation is defined as the paid process of moving the merchandise, good, cargo and other products form one place to another through the use of wheeled vehicles, it was only originally referred to as transportation only by the sea, but as at a latter time freight transportation through land and air was made possible. The term Freight means a payment or charge paid for carriage or transportation of goods by means of air, land or sea.

3. The role of freight transportation in economy Freight transportation increases the value of goods by moving them to locations where they worth more and encourages competition and production Freight transportation also stimulates demand for goods and services and employs millions of people It devolopes the global market.

4. Types of freight transportation There are four major types of freight transportation that can be utilized depending on the type of goods or merchandise to be delivered, the size of the good, the location of the shipment or delivery and the time that the goods are needed to reach its destination 1. Road-freight transportation 2. Rail-freight transportation 3. Ocean-freight transportation 4. Air-freight transportation

5. Road transportation Road is the physical process of transporting cargo by road using motor vehicles. It is the commonly used when the destination where the goods will be delivered can be easily reached.

6. Rail transportation Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo. The difference between this and road transportation is that the road transport has extensive route network to follow while rail transport has a specific route.

7. Ocean transportation Ocean freight-transport is the type of transport method that involves seas, oceans or other bodies of water as path for shipping goods and merchandises. This the most common form of transport for imports and exports that globally transports goods. Maritime transport is the most common way of moving goods in international trade.

8. Air-freight Transportation Air freight is another term for air cargo that is, the shipment of goods through an air carrier. Air transport services are the most valuable when it comes to moving express shipments around the globe. Just like the commercial or passenger airlines, air freight flies in the same gateways.

9. Freight transportation vs distribution Two of the most important element of a shipping and delivering goods and products is distribution and transportation. Transportation is the movement of things form one place to another while distribution is the system by which products are categorized, transported and distributed in their destination. Distribution is the overall process that will ensure on how the product will reach its destination in its good condition.

10. Continue… Transportation is a part of distribution process; it is the movement of product but does not involve strategizing how to move the products through a channel which is the concern of distribution. Transportation focus only on taking the good from its original place and giving it to the rightful receiver. Distribution is a systematic process of picking up the goods, categorizing it base on the location of its destination, it includes the packaging, storage, order fulfillment and customer handling relations. Transportation determines the efficacy of moving products, while distribution is the overall inventory, warehousing, supply chain and logistics. Distribution is like the sorting process of the goods and services.

11. What are the freight forwarders? Freight forwarder is an agent or a company that organizes shipments for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution. Freight forwarders minimize damage and theft, ensuring your shipments are handled using the proper tools and equipment. Besides overseeing the safe physical loading and unloading of your goods, freight forwarders reduce the risk of lost or stolen goods through their services.

12. Advantages of freight transportation 1. Door to door service Freight transportation provides a service that will make sure that your goods will be delivered from point to point. Freight transportation lessens the possibility of product damage. 2. Cost-effective Freight transportation usually transport goods in large quantities that makes the cost of the transport service significantly lower.

13. Continue… 3. Quick-service One of the most sought characteristic of a delivery service is the time it takes before your package or delivery get into you. Freight transportation make sure that your delivery will make it in the right time.

14. Disadvantages of different types of freight transportation Road transport 1. long distances overland can take more time. 2. There can be traffic delays and breakdowns. 3. There is the risk of goods being damaged, especially over long distances

15. Continue… Rail transport 1. Huge Capital Outlay: ... 2. Lack of Flexibility: ... 3. Lack of Door to Door Service: ...

16. Continuee… Ocean transport 1. shipping by sea can be slower than other transport modes and bad weather can add further delays. 2. tracking your goods' progress is difficult. 3. you have to pay port duties and taxes

17. Continue… Air transport 1. High Costs. 2. Limited Carrying Capacity. 3. Dependable on weather conditions.

18. Negative environmental effects of freight transportation Increase greenhouse gases and global warming Air, noise and water pollution Vegetation and wildlife destruction