Ten Facts About Road Freight Transport That Will Blow Your Mind

Transportation has evolved with the first-paced world. Years have passed, technology has changed, and the same is true for goods transportation. Road Freight Transportation is a widely used method in the present day. Transport of goods in bulk by road using any motor vehicle from a place of loading to a place of unloading is known as road freight transportation.

What makes road freight transportation favourable?

It is very obvious to wonder why road transportation is in demand and profitable when there is an equally affordable option of transportation like the trains and faster modes even, like the airways. The answer lies in the question itself. Road freight transportation is often a preferred choice as it avoids the high cost of transportation that incurs in the other modes.

Advantages of Road Freight Transportation

There is no doubt that when it comes to land transportation, roads are the most significant mode of transportation. Let’s have a look at the advantages:-

• Door to Door Delivery:- A significant advantage of road freight transportation is the ability to carry goods and deliver them economically to customers' addresses.
• The ability to save money:- Road freight is a cost-effective method of carrying products due to readily available infrastructure and relatively low-cost transportation equipment.
• Flexibility with multiple modes of transportation:- Flexible planning with intermodal transit is possible in this process because of connected road networks.

Some of the interesting facts about road freight transportation

1. By 2025, intercity road logistics in India is estimated to reach 2,57,67,30,75,00,000.00, Indian Rupee from a current value of 1,63,19,16,93,50,000.00 Indian Rupee in 2021.
2. Statistics say it is more likely to find clothing, furniture, machinery, electric goods, and food as the most transported item. As per the data, road freight transports 91% of lumber, and woods, 83% agronomics, 92% dairy products, and 65% pharmaceuticals.
3. Road freight transportation is the dominant model in the transportation industry and includes every kind of goods transportation. Surprisingly, a whopping 70% of the goods are transported through road freight services.
4. India has the second-largest road network with a 5.5 million kilometres network. It also supports the agriculture industry in India, which comprises most of the rural parts of India.
5. India itself has 1.2 crore outlets, out of 3 crores in the entire world. India is home to more than 12 million trucks. FTL is a dominant player in the Indian road freight business (Full Truck Load).
6. There are 2 lakh, long-haul female drivers in America, and the number is growing every day!
7. The transportation sector accounts for 53% of CO2 emissions, which is expected to rise to 56% by 2050. However, it has drastically reduced from 1988, when 1 truck emitted the same amount of CO2 as 60 trucks emit today.
8. On an average, a trucks in India travel about 300 km per day compared to the global average of 500 to 800 km per day.

Read More:

https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-06/FreightReportNationalLevel.pdf

1. Surprisingly, the ever-growing road freight transportation industry faces a shortage of truck drivers. In the current scenario, the average age of truck drivers is 46.
2. Road transportation's contribution to the Indian economy is close to 5% per cent of India’s GDP Another major role of road freight transport in India is for defence. It is crucial for national security and defence due to its presence in distant places.

Due to the lower costs and more adaptability of road freight, it is the preferred mode of transportation for many businesses. Rhenus Group India is a pioneer in road freight transport services and operates on a solid road network.

We have excelled at providing an effective and streamlined road freight transport service in an environment-friendly manner. Contact us and opt for our road freight transportation services for the fastest and safest transportation of any kind of goods anywhere in India.

Author Name:

Ishan Varshney

Branch Manager – Mumbai

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