Transport

Transport

The term transport derived from Latin and means convey or deliver. Often it is used as synonym for carriage.
The term is used in many different branches for example in geology, biology and in traffic.

In the field of biology the term “transport” is used very often to describe processes like metabolism or energy balance. In geology the term is used for deposition and removal of not hardened rocks. In traffic many things can be transported, for example persons, goods animals but also news.

There are different kinds of transports: ambulance service, animal transport, goods transport, rail transport and ship transport. The transport in road traffic is increased in the last 30 years and predominates in Germany. Typical for these transports are trucks because they are able to carry large freights.

When a company has freight orders it is important to adopt a structured approach. It must be ensured that the transport vehicles are loaded effectively in order to save time and trips. Sendings which have the same destination or can be transported on the same routes are loaded in the same truck. This can save high transport costs.
Sometimes different means of transports are used for long-distance traffic. It is often that loads are carried by a truck to a ship, and after being shipped the freight is loaded again on a truck. This kind of transport can be found between production sites, stocks, incoming goods and outgoing goods.