What are the relative advantage of road,rail and airport transport?
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. Road transports are economical.
2. It is safe. Damage to goods is generally much less in road transport because handling is minimum.
3. It is flexible. It can reach the actual place of loading and unloading.
4. It gives access even to the common man.
5. It is the only option, if goods are to be delivered within a particular locality, e.g., if door delivery is to be given by a dealer.
6. It offers wider coverage. Any domestic or national market can be reached by the mode of road transport.
7. Loading and unloading of goods can be done more quickly.
8. When compared to all other modes of transport, packing expenses are the lowest in the case of road transport.
9. The overhead expenses are also less in the case of road transport. Rail transport, for example, requires the construction of railway stations, erection of signals and so on.
10. Road transport is the only suitable mode of transport for marketing goods in rural places.
Advantages of Rail Transport
The merits of rail transport are given below:
1. Rail transports are the most suitable for carrying goods to distant places.
2. It helps to transport bulky and heavy goods.
3. Rail transports are more dependable than road transport (bad road conditions make road transport undependable).
4. Bad weather does not affect rail transport as much as it affects road transport.
5. It is as economical as road transport and in some cases even more economical.
6. As Railways are being managed by the Government in India, the tariff charged for transporting goods is determined only by the Railway Ministry. The rates, therefore, are standardized.
7. Railway accidents are much less when compared to accidents in highways. This ensures safe transportation of goods to different destinations.
8. Railways will have to strictly adhere to the time schedule. This avoids delay.
Fastest Mode of Transport:
Advantages:
1. High Speed:
ADVERTISEMENTS:
The supreme advantage of air transport is its high speed. It is the fastest mode of transport and thus it is the most suitable mean where time is an important factor.
2. Comfortable and Quick Services:
It provides a regular, comfortable, efficient and quick service.
3. No Investment in Construction of Track:
It does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of surface track.
4. No Physical Barriers:
It follows the shortest and direct route as seas, mountains or forests do not come in the way of air transport.
5. Easy Access:
Air transport can be used to carry goods and people to the areas which are not accessible by other means of transport.
6. Emergency Services:
It can operate even when all other means of transport cannot be operated due to the floods or other natural calamities. Thus, at that time, it is the only mode of transport which can be employed to do the relief work and provide the essential commodities of life.
7. Quick Clearance:
In air transport, custom formalities can be very quickly complied with and thus it avoids delay in obtaining clearance.
8. Most Suitable for Carrying Light Goods of High Value:
It is most suitable for carrying goods of perishable nature which require quick delivery and light goods of high value such as diamonds, bullion etc. over long distances.
2. It is safe. Damage to goods is generally much less in road transport because handling is minimum.
3. It is flexible. It can reach the actual place of loading and unloading.
4. It gives access even to the common man.
5. It is the only option, if goods are to be delivered within a particular locality, e.g., if door delivery is to be given by a dealer.
6. It offers wider coverage. Any domestic or national market can be reached by the mode of road transport.
7. Loading and unloading of goods can be done more quickly.
8. When compared to all other modes of transport, packing expenses are the lowest in the case of road transport.
9. The overhead expenses are also less in the case of road transport. Rail transport, for example, requires the construction of railway stations, erection of signals and so on.
10. Road transport is the only suitable mode of transport for marketing goods in rural places.
Advantages of Rail Transport
The merits of rail transport are given below:
1. Rail transports are the most suitable for carrying goods to distant places.
2. It helps to transport bulky and heavy goods.
3. Rail transports are more dependable than road transport (bad road conditions make road transport undependable).
4. Bad weather does not affect rail transport as much as it affects road transport.
5. It is as economical as road transport and in some cases even more economical.
6. As Railways are being managed by the Government in India, the tariff charged for transporting goods is determined only by the Railway Ministry. The rates, therefore, are standardized.
7. Railway accidents are much less when compared to accidents in highways. This ensures safe transportation of goods to different destinations.
8. Railways will have to strictly adhere to the time schedule. This avoids delay.
Fastest Mode of Transport:
Advantages:
1. High Speed:
ADVERTISEMENTS:
The supreme advantage of air transport is its high speed. It is the fastest mode of transport and thus it is the most suitable mean where time is an important factor.
2. Comfortable and Quick Services:
It provides a regular, comfortable, efficient and quick service.
3. No Investment in Construction of Track:
It does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of surface track.
4. No Physical Barriers:
It follows the shortest and direct route as seas, mountains or forests do not come in the way of air transport.
5. Easy Access:
Air transport can be used to carry goods and people to the areas which are not accessible by other means of transport.
6. Emergency Services:
It can operate even when all other means of transport cannot be operated due to the floods or other natural calamities. Thus, at that time, it is the only mode of transport which can be employed to do the relief work and provide the essential commodities of life.
7. Quick Clearance:
In air transport, custom formalities can be very quickly complied with and thus it avoids delay in obtaining clearance.
8. Most Suitable for Carrying Light Goods of High Value:
It is most suitable for carrying goods of perishable nature which require quick delivery and light goods of high value such as diamonds, bullion etc. over long distances.
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