Passenger and freight transport systems are similar in the equipment used to transport from one location to another, but they also have their differences as they have different loading and unloading facilities. As each passenger decides where they will travel, each load of freight must be managed from its origin to its destination.
Freight:
- Large volumes and long distances
- Cost-efficient system
- Must be loaded, unloaded and transferred
- Information must be processed through logistics managers
- Logistics managers make choices between transport modes rationally
- Require limited travel accommodations
Passenger:
- Board, get off and transfer without assistance
- Process information and act on it without assistance
- Make choices between transport modes without assistance
- Require travel accommodations related to comfort and safety
Which mode is best used when?
We will look at four different modes of transportation to see how they are best used in our transportation network:
Rail
Truck
Maritime
Air
