Types of Railway Cargo Transportation and Conditions of Handling
The types of railroad cargo transportation are divided into three kinds, namely, full wagon, LTL and container.
1. Whole cargo: the weight, volume or shape of a batch of goods need to be transported by more than one truck, should be consigned according to the whole truck.
2. Less-than-truckload (LTL) cargo: If there are not enough conditions for full truckload transportation, the cargo should be transported according to LTL.
For LTL consignments, the minimum volume of a piece shall not be less than 0.02 cubic meters (except for a piece weighing more than 10 kilograms), and each consignment shall not exceed 300 pieces.
The following goods shall not be shipped on LTL basis:
Goods requiring refrigeration, insulation or heating for transportation;
Dangerous goods which are stipulated to be restricted to be handled on a full truck basis;
Foul goods that are liable to contaminate other cargo (e.g., livestock bones, wet furs, manure, charcoal black, etc., that have not been sterilized or are not packaged in sealed, leak-tight packages);Bees;Goods that cannot be easily counted in pieces;
Uncontained movable objects (except those which the Group Company stipulates can be transported as LTL in the tube);
A piece of cargo weighing more than 2 tons, with a volume of more than 3 cubic meters or a length of more than 9 meters (except for those confirmed by the originating station that will not affect the loading and unloading operations at the transfer station and the arriving station).
The organization of direct full load LTL transportation within the special line or special railroad shall be handled by the station and shipper after negotiation and signing of agreement with the consent of the Group Company; if the organization of transshipment full load LTL, the consent of the Group Company shall be obtained.
3. If it meets the conditions of container transportation, it can be shipped in containers. Container transportation in accordance with the provisions of the "Rules for Railway Container Transportation".
Second, according to a batch of conditions
1. The concept of a batch
According to a batch of consignment of goods, must be the shipper, consignee, station, station and loading and unloading place of the same (except for the whole carload of goods).
Whole truckloads of goods per vehicle as a batch. Cross-loading, climbing loads and the use of rover goods, each group of cars for a batch. For less-than-truckload cargoes or cargoes transported in containers, each cargo waybill is a batch. The use of container transportation of goods, each batch must be the same box type, at least one box, at most, shall not exceed the number of boxes that can be transported by a railroad wagon.
2. The conditions under which a consignment is not allowed to be shipped in one batch
Perishable goods and non-perishable goods. Perishable goods in the process of transportation need refrigeration, insulation or heating, in order to prevent decay and deterioration; and non-perishable goods do not need to take these measures, the two types of goods according to a batch of shipments is not economical.
Dangerous goods and non-dangerous goods (except as otherwise provided). Dangerous goods are explosive, flammable, poisonous, infectious, corrosive, radioactive and other hazardous properties, in the process of railroad transportation, loading and unloading and storage and storage, easy to cause personal injury or death, property damage or environmental pollution and the need for special protection of substances and articles. The non-dangerous goods do not have this requirement, so it can not be transported in one batch.
According to the nature of the goods can not be mixed transportation of goods. Some goods are special in nature, such as loaded in the same truck for transportation, although not so dangerous, but the quality of goods will change. Such as liquid and fear of wet goods, food and dirty goods, different odors and easy to occur string of goods.
According to the insured transportation of goods and not according to the insured transportation of goods. Involving the carrier, shipper and insurance company to determine the liability and compensation between the amount of money, so can not be a batch of consignment.
Goods insured against transportation insurance vs. goods not insured against transportation insurance.
Goods with different transportation conditions.
Perishable goods in different thermal states.
