The advantages and disadvantages of ROAD TRANSPORTATION

In today’s rapidly changing world, the road transportation network system has become very

crucial to boost economic growth or even to perform a physical transformation, domestically and internationally. Same goes to the other mode of transportation, road transportation is a key logistics activity that provide for the movement of materials and goods from point of origin to the point of consumption. In Malaysia, the road transportation network system is one of the most important part of the economic generation as it is a significant impact to the transportation industry and a major player of logistics system. As for this time, what I will be presented to is the overall introduction, characteristics, the advantages and disadvantages, about the road transportation.

As I just wrote at the first paragraph, the road transportation is significant to the activity that provide for the movement of goods. For example, the Pizza Hut delivery use road transportation as their main way to deliver the order to their customer.

CHARACTERISTICS/ADVANTAGE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION

Road transport contributes in Growth of industries whose product requires quick marketing. Perishable goods  like fish and green vegetables are carried to various consumers quickly even in distant markets through road transportation. Other than that, road transportation also can provide door-to-door service. The main point to provide door-to-door service is to ensure the end user feel easy because they have to wait just in front of their home. The road transportation also only require a relatively small investment by the government which is that's why every country will have the road transportation because it give both government and the transporter benefits. The road transportation is also cheaper than any mode of transportation, in term of buying the prime mover, the whole lorry and so on. And in term of the delivery process, the road transportation also use only a little fuel, maybe some of the transporter use the NGV gas so that the cost will be reduced. Next, the construction and maintenance is also cheaper and easy to handle, than the other mode of transportation.

Well actually, using the road transportation to deliver the goods will saves time. Because the road transportation does not have timetable so the transporter may leave at a time that is suitable. Other than that, the road transportation is the only mode of transport that offers to the whole community alike.

DISADVANTAGE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION

The road transportation often to involve with traffic congestion. Although it often to say that road transportation will save time in term of delivery, but sometimes the traffic congestion is totally messed-up the whole process. Using the road transportation will also increase the amount of air pollution. Other than that, using the road transportation will have a high probability to involve with the accident, because there are too many big carrier on the road that the road also have people that drive the car, motorcycle bicycle and so on. Next, it is unsuitable for long distance and bulky traffic. This mode of transport is unsuitable and costly for transporting cheap and bulky gods over long distances. Also, the seasonal nature, which is, the motor transport is not as reliable as rail transport. During rainy or flood season, roads become unfit and unsafe for use.

Before I end this session, just a short reminder, next time for part 2, we will be discussed about the critical issue of road transportation. Stay tune for more from us.

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