Land transport may lack the glamour and awesomeness of air and maritime freight, but road freight is the one we turn to when we need the job finished. It’s steady and flexible, safe and pragmatic; it’s the Hufflepuff of intermodal transportation.
Where nature rules over air and ocean-bound freight—the winds and tides are indifferent to even the best-laid plans—the same cannot be said for land transportation. Mankind can pat itself on the back for that one. The planning, construction, and maintenance of complex networks of roads and railways, some hundreds of years old, built to reach even the most remote destinations, is an incredible, ever-evolving achievement spanning generations of trailblazers.
In many supply chains, especially across the EU, land freight is the be-all, end-all mode of transport connecting all of the dots between products and consumers. At the very least, land transport acts as the anchor leg in a supply chain relay race.
Advantages of Land Freight
- Cost-Effectiveness: Comparatively low packing and fuel costs
- Versatility: Able to handle short or long hauls, local or across borders of neighboring countries, even in rural areas
- Preparedness: A single customs document process makes for relatively seamless cross-border transport of goods
- Predictability: Scheduled delivery, easily track and trace cargo
- Convenience & Discretion: Door-to-door service—need we say more? Goods can also be kept secure and private
- Flexibility: Extensive road networks make rushed delivery possible
