What Is Freight Transport?
Freight transport is the logistics of moving containers of goods from origin, manufacturer or factory to wholesale and retail distribution centers or to end consumer. Some consumers are steel mills, factories receiving materials to produce their product or government entities, such as U.S. Department of Prisons or U.S. Military.
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- Logistics. Logistics is the process of getting something from one point to another point. In order to move freight, careful logistics must be planned. Cost factors, including export from one nation to another, import fees and international shipping agreements must be considered.
- Freight Forwarding. Freight Forwarding is a company that moves goods from point A to point B. Taking hostile international relationships into consideration often taking shipments to a third nation friendly to both importing nation and exporting nation to avoid pirates, embargo and other logistical hurdles.
- Intermodal Container. Intermodal containers vary in length.
- 20 foot container is 19 feed 10 1/2 inches long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches in height. It holds 1,169 CF volume, maximum cargo weight 61,289 pounds.
- 40 foot container is 40 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches height. It holds 67.5 CF volume and has a maximum cargo weight of 57,759 pounds.
- 40 foot high cube is 40 feet length, 8 feet wide and 9 feet 6 inches in height. It holds 2,660 cubic feet, and has a maximum cargo of 58,598 pounds.
- 45 foot high cube is 45 feet length, 8 feet wide and 9 feet 6 inches in height. It holds 3,040 cubic feet and has a maximum cargo of 55,559 pounds.
Concept: Freight transport incorporates the freight forwarding company who navigates the logistics of international law, shipping regulations, rail shipping by train and trucking of containers from their point of origin to their end destination. Generally, the exporting company pays export fees getting the products packed, and onto the ship or train while the importing company pays to bring the product from the shipping docks to their location or to the customer. The freight forwarding company is the connection between the two.