TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

EQUIPMENT TYPES

MOTOR CARRIERS SPECIAL VEHICLES

DRY VAN OPEN TOP FLATBED TANK TRAILER REFRIGERATED VEHICLES HIGH CUBE SPEACIAL (Liquefied gas/automobiles)

Different types of road vehicle

Delivery vans

Flat-bed lorries

Box-bodied lorries

Articulated lorries

Lorry and trailer

Conventional Box Trailer

Curtain Sider Semi- Trailer

Dimensions of Semi-Trailer

13.6 x 2.45 x 2.7 m (dimensions may vary)

Maximum allowed load capacity 24 000 kg

Semi Trailer Capacity

The trailer holds 33 Euro pallets or 26 UK pallets Volume 90 m³

Most suitable for palletized cargo Cargo can be loaded from the back, from the sides

and from the top

Dimensions of Twin Trailer

Tractor vehicle and two seperate trailer

Common trailer lengths are 7.3 + 8.1 m (may vary)

The maximum allowed total length of both trailers is 15.65 m

Maximum allowed load capacity 24 000 kg

Twin Trailer Capacity

The trailer holds 38 Euro pallets or 30 UK pallets Total volume 110-120 m3

A full trailer is most suitable for large-volume, lightweight “volume goods” (pillows, bedcovers, wool, soft furniture).

Also suitable for lightweight pallets Cargo can be loaded from the back, from the sides and from the

top

Dimensions of Jumbo (Mega) Trailer

13.6 x 2.45 x 3 m (the 4 m long front end of the trailer is 2.6 m high)

Maximum allowed load capacity 24000 kg

Jumbo (Mega) Trailer Capacity

The volume of the trailer is 96 m3 Particularly suitable for lightweight, voluminous goods

Cargo can be loaded from the back, from the sides and from the top

AIR CARGO

Bulk cargo Unit Load Device (ULD

PalletsContainersIgloo

Air Cargo Load

Pallets

Maximum net weight: 6.694 kgs

Maximum net weight: 1.134 kgs

ULD (Unit Load Device)

Maximum net weight: 1501 kgs.

Maximum net weight: 1134 kgs.

RAILWAY CARLOAD: Basic unit of measurement of freight handling

used by railroads. Car types;

Boxcar(plain) Boxcar(equipped) Hopper car Covered hopper Flatcar Refrigerator car Gondola Tank car

Standard Boxcar

can carry from 70 to 100 tons.  carry a wide range of products;

rolled paper, pulp, metals, Appliances, any bagged and palletized material.

Flatcar

Provide an open platform.  More flexible than other cars Products

Transformers Tractors Specialized cargo etc

Bulkhead Flatcar

Covered Hopper

Roof equipped with hatches to load commodity into 2-3 compartments. 

Bottom of each compartmenet has a gate for unloading.

Two groups; small, jumbo Weight capacity 70 to 110 tons. Designed for bulk commodities Open-top Hopper Carry coal,coke,ore 

Plain Gondola

Open, flat-bottom cars. Weight capacity 70 to 110 tons. Carry bulk producst;

Metal Coal Coke Sand Ore Scrap

Tank car

Shipment of bulk liquids.  Primary types;

General service, Heat coil and insulated cars High pressure tank cars, Acid and sulphur cars, Tank train cars

Maritime Transportation

Containers Vessels / Ships Handling Equipments

PORT EQUIPMENTS

Equipment Selection Criterias

Payload Passanger x hour Passanger km / hour Cargo quantity x hour Cargo quantity / hour

Range Available equipment Maintanace & Repair Smooth load/discharge Operating Cost Fuel efficiency Sensitiveness to the environment Safety and comfort Additional equipment required Scrap or second hand cost