Freight transportation is the any transportation that involves moving goods or merchandise from one place to another. This power point covers many topics of freight transportation.Freight forwarder is an agent or a company that organizes shipments for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution. Freight forwarders minimize damage and theft, ensuring your shipments are handled using the proper tools and equipment. Besides overseeing the safe physical loading and unloading of your goods, freight forwarders reduce the risk of lost or stolen goods through their services.•Two of the most important element of a shipping and delivering goods and products is distribution and transportation. •Transportation is the movement of things form one place to another while distribution is the system by which products are categorized, transported and distributed in their destination. Distribution is the overall process that will ensure on how the product will reach its destination in its good condition. Transportation is a part of distribution process; it is the movement of product but does not involve strategizing how to move the products through a channel which is the concern of distribution. Transportation focus only on taking the good from its original place and giving it to the rightful receiver. Distribution is a systematic process of picking up the goods, categorizing it base on the location of its destination, it includes the packaging, storage, order fulfillment and customer handling relations. Transportation determines the efficacy of moving products, while distribution is the overall inventory, warehousing, supply chain and logistics. Distribution is like the sorting process of the goods and services.

2. Outline
• Introduction
• The role of freight transportation in the economic
• Types of freight transportation
• Difference between freight transportation and distribution
• Advantages of freight transportation
• Disadvantages of different modes of freight transportation

3. Introduction
• Freight transportation is defined as the paid process of moving the
merchandise, good, cargo and other products form one place to another
through the use of wheeled vehicles, it was only originally referred to as
transportation only by the sea, but as at a latter time freight transportation
through land and air was made possible.
• The term Freight means a payment or charge paid for carriage or
transportation of goods by means of air, land or sea.

4. The role of freight transportation in economy
• Freight transportation increases the value of goods by moving them to
locations where they worth more and encourages competition and
production
• Freight transportation also stimulates demand for goods and services and
employs millions of people
• It devolopes the global market.

5. Types of freight transportation
• There are four major types of freight transportation that can be utilized depending
on the type of goods or merchandise to be delivered, the size of the good, the
location of the shipment or delivery and the time that the goods are needed to
reach its destination
1. Road-freight transportation
2. Rail-freight transportation
3. Ocean-freight transportation
4. Air-freight transportation

6. Road transportation
• Road is the physical process of transporting
cargo by road using motor vehicles. It is the
commonly used when the destination where
the goods will be delivered can be easily
reached.

7. Rail transportation
• Rail freight transport is the use of railroads
and trains to transport cargo.
• The difference between this and road
transportation is that the road transport has
extensive route network to follow while rail
transport has a specific route.

8. Ocean transportation
• Ocean freight-transport is the type of
transport method that involves seas, oceans or
other bodies of water as path for shipping
goods and merchandises. This the most
common form of transport for imports and
exports that globally transports goods.
• Maritime transport is the most common way
of moving goods in international trade.

9. Air-freight Transportation
• Air freight is another term for air cargo that is,
the shipment of goods through an air carrier.
Air transport services are the most valuable
when it comes to moving express shipments
around the globe. Just like the commercial or
passenger airlines, air freight flies in the same
gateways.

10. Freight transportation vs distribution
• Two of the most important element of a shipping and delivering goods and
products is distribution and transportation.
• Transportation is the movement of things form one place to another while
distribution is the system by which products are categorized, transported and
distributed in their destination.
• Distribution is the overall process that will ensure on how the product will
reach its destination in its good condition.

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• Transportation is a part of distribution process; it is the movement of product but
does not involve strategizing how to move the products through a channel which is
the concern of distribution. Transportation focus only on taking the good from its
original place and giving it to the rightful receiver. Distribution is a systematic
process of picking up the goods, categorizing it base on the location of its
destination, it includes the packaging, storage, order fulfillment and customer
handling relations. Transportation determines the efficacy of moving products,
while distribution is the overall inventory, warehousing, supply chain and logistics.
Distribution is like the sorting process of the goods and services.

12. What are the freight forwarders?
• Freight forwarder is an agent or a company that organizes shipments for
individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer
to a market, customer or final point of distribution.
• Freight forwarders minimize damage and theft, ensuring your shipments are
handled using the proper tools and equipment. Besides overseeing the safe
physical loading and unloading of your goods, freight forwarders reduce the
risk of lost or stolen goods through their services.

13. Advantages of freight transportation
1. Door to door service
Freight transportation provides a service that will make sure that your goods
will be delivered from point to point. Freight transportation lessens the
possibility of product damage.
2. Cost-effective
Freight transportation usually transport goods in large quantities that makes the
cost of the transport service significantly lower.

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3. Quick-service
One of the most sought characteristic of a delivery service is the time it takes
before your package or delivery get into you. Freight transportation make sure
that your delivery will make it in the right time.

15. Disadvantages of different types of freight
transportation
• Road transport
• 1. long distances overland can take more time.
2. There can be traffic delays and breakdowns.
3. There is the risk of goods being damaged, especially over long distances

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• Rail transport
1. Huge Capital Outlay: ...
2. Lack of Flexibility: ...
3. Lack of Door to Door Service: ...

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• Ocean transport
1. shipping by sea can be slower than other transport modes and bad
weather can add further delays.
2. tracking your goods' progress is difficult.
3. you have to pay port duties and taxes

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• Air transport
1. High Costs.
2. Limited Carrying Capacity.
3. Dependable on weather conditions.

19. Negative environmental effects of freight
transportation
• Increase greenhouse gases and global warming
• Air, noise and water pollution
• Vegetation and wildlife destruction