Road freight
Road transport is considered the most optimal mode of transportation, being a good time-saving solution while maintaining an attractive cost.
ASL Road Freight is a full-service logistics consultancy and road transport solution. ASL Road Freight, through a network of its own offices, agents and partners, delivers and picks up shipments around the world in a holistic service tailored to the customer’s needs.
ASL Road Freight offers comprehensive road transportation services, including:
- Organization of road transport with pickup and delivery to the destination by other means of transport under a unified bill of lading;
- Management of the necessary shipping documentation, including those related to the handling of general cargo shipments;
- Customs service related to transportation;
- Insurance of goods in transit;
- Inspection of transported goods;
- Contact with phytosanitary and veterinary services;
- Provide a place to store shipments or package goods, including at controlled temperatures;
- Organization of specialized equipment for loading, if necessary;
- Transportation of single, general cargo, dedicated or consolidated cargo.
ASL Road Freight experts will explain how:
- looks like the road transport process;
- prepare the necessary documents for domestic and international road transport;
- customs clearance in the import or export process takes place;
- pack a shipment or pallet and how to prepare for containerization;
- transshipment terminals with rail or sea transport are in operation;
The advantages of road transport are the greatest flexibility in the collection from the shipper and delivery of shipments. It is also a combination of relatively low transportation costs for small, medium and even long distances with attractive delivery times. It is also a good mode of transportation for small shipments not exceeding the size of a vehicle, express shipments, food transportation or some customized solutions.
Road transportation includes such modes as:
- FTL or LTL shipment transportation,
- general cargo,
- temperature-controlled transportation,
- transportation of dangerous goods (ADR), etc.
- Transportation of bulk, liquid, non-standard shaped or oversized goods;
- industrial and project logistics.
Road transport can be used to transport most shipments and goods. The unquestionable advantage is the transportation flexibility associated with the most widespread road infrastructure. Transportation of oversized goods, dangerous goods – including batteries and electronics, explosives and flammable materials. It is also a very good means of transporting liquid or loose goods with local and regional coverage and also time-sensitive goods. By default, palletizing is used to transport shipments by road. Transportation in tankers or special vehicles is also used.
The road transportation offered by ASL Road Freight is carried out comprehensively with pickup from the place of shipment and delivery to the specified address using road transport. Depending on the location of the place of shipment and the final consignee, rail or sea transportation may additionally be used throughout the transportation process, effectively making the cost and delivery time attractive.
ASL Group, as a logistics operator, offers comprehensive solutions and supports the implementation of logistics activities also in case of unforeseen difficulties, such as bad weather conditions, the need to change the route. Working with agents and partners, it offers global solutions for the entire supply chain ensuring timely and on-time delivery according to needs and requirements.
