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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
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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 thetrailer 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 • Pallets • Containers • Igloo
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
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