TRANSPORTING VARIOUS CARGO TYPES BY ROAD IN LITHUANIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17770/iss2024.8343Keywords:
road transport, challenges in cargo transportation, logistics marketAbstract
In the modern day, logistic companies face many challenges: from cargos getting stolen or damaged to planning the routes to be more efficient. Transport logistics plays a large role in all markets, but the most common option is to transport goods by road. When transporting various loads by road, drivers or transport companies face many problems. The most common problems are related to economy, nature preservation, and pollution. However, there are other issues that determine or affect the company's performance, that are discussed in the article, such as finding optimal roots, cargo specific regulations, sustainability issues.
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