On the road, various types of vehicles transport people from one place to another via buses, taxis, trucks and cars. Freight is moved via large semi-trucks that carry the fruit sold in your local grocery store to the amazon shipment you ordered yesterday, whereas your family car brings you to and from school each day.
Let’s see the benefits and drawbacks of using land vehicles to transport freight and people.
Benefits:
[spoiler title=’Labor savings because of limited handling during shipping’ style=’orange’ collapse_link=’false’]The actual cargo is only handled at its point of origin when it is packed and sealed into the container. The container won’t be opened again until it reaches its final destination when it is unpacked. [/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’Flexibility: There are lots of road routes to travel’ style=’orange’ collapse_link=’false’]Trucks have many roads to travel on and have a more flexible schedule on when they are available to depart and arrive to their destination.[/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’Specialized containers designed to transport different types of cargo’ style=’orange’ collapse_link=’false’]There are a wide range of containers designed to transport different types of cargo. There are special containers for liquids, frozen goods, containers for transporting livestock and even hang-tainers with hanging systems for garments. [/spoiler]
Drawbacks:
[spoiler title=’Take up space on highways/burn fuel’ style=’yellow’ collapse_link=’false’]Semi-trucks are large and can cause traffic backups and they burn a considerable amount of fuel compared to trains or ships.[/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’Heavy loads can cause road damage’ style=’yellow’ collapse_link=’false’]Trucks hauling heavy containerized loads can cause additional wear and tear to road surfaces which increase maintenance costs.[/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’Delays in deliveries caused by traffic’ style=’yellow’ collapse_link=’false’]Due to traffic on highways, the highway congestion cost 6.9 billion hrs. in 2014 in America and wasted 3.1 billion gallons of fuel.[/spoiler]
