The Role of Road Transport
Road transport form first and last link of any journey whether it involve pure road movement or a multiple of modes such as air, sea or rail. In fact road transport vehicles can even deliver cargo to areas where roads has not being built yet.
For the purpose of trading where goods are exported, road transport form the feeder between the site of production and the ports of exit. For imports too, road transport form the feeder linking the ports, etc to the consignee.
With this important role, road transport becomes the catalyst for economic growth. The faster the economy is growing, the bigger is the capacity required to move goods from where they are produced to where they are needed.
Any shortage of capacity will result in a slow down of gods flow and finally affect the economic growth. Capacity in terms of road transport is in the total capability to haul in tonnage calculated as the tonnage of various vehicles multiplied by the total vehicle in each category.
For the purpose of trading where goods are exported, road transport form the feeder between the site of production and the ports of exit. For imports too, road transport form the feeder linking the ports, etc to the consignee.
With this important role, road transport becomes the catalyst for economic growth. The faster the economy is growing, the bigger is the capacity required to move goods from where they are produced to where they are needed.
Any shortage of capacity will result in a slow down of gods flow and finally affect the economic growth. Capacity in terms of road transport is in the total capability to haul in tonnage calculated as the tonnage of various vehicles multiplied by the total vehicle in each category.
