Bulk rail transportation

Improving the efficiency of logistics processes implies reducing the cost of cargo handling expenses and increasing the speed of moving commodity products from producer to consumer. Advantages have companies that perform a range of services, including the choice of the optimal method of transportation of destination cargoes, depending on the technical parameters of transported goods.

Nuances of oversized cargo transportation

Special attention should be paid to the organization of transportation of oversized cargo. This category includes commodity products, the technical parameters of which have non-standard dimensions and weight. Manufacturers of agricultural machinery, industrial enterprises, manufacturers of single copies of non-standard equipment face problems with delivery of their products.

The established regulations for transportation of these goods have their own peculiarities. Separately specified legal and technical regulations for the organization of oversized cargo transportation by rail transport. The stages of organizational measures include:

  1. Obtaining a transportation permit from railroad representatives based on the submitted technical documentation for each piece of equipment being transported.
  2. This process can be performed directly by the shipper, but it is more advisable to entrust it to representatives of a company providing transportation services for non-standard cargo. This will reduce time costs for additional familiarization with the technical characteristics of the cargo by representatives of the trucking company and speed up the overall delivery process.
  3. Development of the transportation route.
  4. Selection of the type of rolling stock (wagon, container, open platform), development of cargo securing schemes taking into account the peculiarities of the selected cargo platform.
  5. Organization of loading operations together with railway engineering services in accordance with the pre-developed plan. Selection of cargo terminal, completion of necessary loading mechanisms, completion of necessary fasteners is performed taking into account technical characteristics of the transported equipment and technological peculiarities of the loading process of each particular product.
  6. Registration of accompanying documentation of the transported cargo in order to ensure the safety of the cargo during delivery to the place of destination.

Bulk rail transportation is a process whose regulations may vary depending on the chosen points of origin and destination (international transportation). Only qualified specialists are able to comply with all the stipulated requirements.

Advantages of cooperation with the company “Abaturoff”

Offering the format of transportation of oversized cargo over long distances using rail transport, the company “Abaturoff” takes into account the fact that this type of transport is economically advantageous to potential customers. All organizational processes for high-speed and safe rail transportation of oversized cargoes are carried out by specialists with extensive experience. The terms of the contract are simplified to a minimum and include the following procedure:

  • submitting an application for an oversized rail transportation contract by phone or by sending an application to the company’s e-mail;
  • transfer of technical documentation for each cargo sample to the company’s representatives (if you wish to entrust the procedure of registration of the permit for transportation by rail);
  • indication of the point of shipment and delivery destination;
  • signing the contract and making payment.
    The company guarantees delivery of the cargo to the destination point within the terms specified in the contract. Safety of oversized cargo transportation by rail and its safety is ensured by the company itself.