Freight Forwarder Examination Counseling: What are the characteristics of road transport?

Roads reach urban and rural areas, forming a network, so that all localities can be connected. Among various modes of transportation, highway transportation has the widest coverage and accessibility. By the end of 2003, the national expressway mileage reached 6.5438+0.765 million kilometers, of which the expressway mileage exceeded 25,000 kilometers, second only to the United States. The highway density is 17.7km/ 100 km2 according to the land area and 13. 1km/ ten thousand people according to the population. 99.3% of townships and 9 1.8% of administrative villages in China have access to highways. It can be said that road transport provides the most basic traffic conditions for urban and rural residents in China.

(2) strong adaptability

Highway transportation can meet the transportation needs of towns, villages, mining areas, forest areas and frontiers, and can adapt to various land transportation environments, factories, mines, rural areas, shops, troops, institutions, schools and various use requirements of different families and individuals. No matter how many passengers and goods are allocated, it can even meet special requirements such as stop-and-go

(3) Good direct access

The advantage of road transportation is direct access, which can realize door-to-door transportation. Generally, waterway, railway and air transport can only transport passengers and goods to port stations and airports, and both ends need cars to collect and distribute them, so the turnover and loading and unloading links increase. However, road transportation avoids this defect. Passengers can stop at the sign and send them home, and goods can be picked up at home and delivered to the door, which reduces the turnover link.

(4) flexibility

Automobile traffic volume per unit is small, scheduling is flexible, it is easy to concentrate, and it is also conducive to evacuation, and its advantages are more obvious when rushing to transport. Therefore, road transportation is a link connecting other modes of transportation, and it is also widely used for material transportation in disaster relief and war front.

(5) Low transportation cost and easy driving.

The cost of cars is much lower than that of airplanes, trains and ships. Not only does the operator invest less, but many families can afford it. In addition, driving skills are easy to master, so cars can be popularized in the whole society and become the most widely used modern means of transportation.

The disadvantages of highway transportation are large land occupation, many traffic accidents, great impact on the environment, high energy consumption and relatively high freight charges.