Impact of Seasonality on Freight transportation

1. About Us Investor Relations Knowledge Corner HSE News & Media CSR Blog Careers My TCI Impact of Seasonality: Chapter 4 Newsletter Subscription Name By Transport Corporation of India Limited FEBRUARY 14, 2018 Email Submit Freight transportation by road is impacted worldwide by seasonality. The impact is in two forms – impact in the form of journey time, stoppage delay and average speed, and impact in the form of freight cost, freight rate and contribution margin. Categories Awards/ Recognition PDFmyURL - online url to pdf conversion

2. It is evident that due to adverse weather conditions such as heavy rain and snowfall, journey time, stoppage delay and freight cost would increase and average speed decrease. On the other hand, the freight rate will depend on seasonal fluctuations in demand for certain items, demand for and availability of trucks in the origin and destination transport markets, assurance of return load at the destination, quick turnaround from the destination, time of year, day of week, and so on. Corporate Social Responsibility Inside Scoop Knowledge Series Leadership Speaks In the developed countries, activities, especially factory outputs, peak from autumn (fall) to just before Christmas and then decline in spring through summer. TCI Video Tags Therefore, the demand for trucks exceeds their supply during autumn to just before Christmas, increasing the freight rate. During spring and summer, since the demand for trucks is less than their supply, the freight rate is low. 3PL 5 Force Model AIMA Airways all the award title Allocation of overhead expenses Automotive Logistics Best Coastal Container Vessel Operator Better Health Blood Donation Cargo Containerization CFS Challenges & Opportunities in Automotive Logistics Champions of Change Containerization Corporate Film Cost of additional fuel consumption Cost of delay CSR DFC Digital Transformation Door to Door Delivery EDI Environment ERP Export Hence, shippers planning to ship their merchandise during autumn to just before Christmas, need to accommodate a higher freight rate12. Similarly, the freight rate varies for different days of a week. Normally, the rate is higher during Monday through Friday and lower during the weekend. The rate is also on the lower side during public holidays. Bio Latest Post PDFmyURL - online url to pdf conversion

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