Land transport of goods in Spain: Comparison

Land freight transport in Spain: Comparison between rail transport and road transportThe data shown by the studies that have been carried out on the Land transportation of goods in Spain in recent years, reflect a clear predominance of road transport over rail transportThis gives supremacy to road transport, which accumulates the remaining 95%.

Land transport of goods by road

To understand why road freight transport has supremacy over rail freight transport, it is necessary to analyze the main characteristics of road and rail transport.

Characteristics of land transport of rail goods

Advantages:

• Allows the transport of a very high volume of merchandise when the journey is very long
• The costs of each operation are reduced, since fixed costs are distributed over a greater volume of merchandise.
• It allows the transport of goods of very diverse types on the same route.
• The accident incidence is very low, since modern terns have numerous security measures.
• They produce low pollution, especially modern electric trains.
• Avoids traffic congestion problems that do occur on the roads.
• Offers the alternative of intermodal coordination with other means of transportation.

Disadvantages

• It depends on the railway infrastructure that has been installed, not reaching all places. Therefore, it limits the capillarity of the service, requiring the complement of road transport to reach the centers where the train does not reach.
• There is a limitation when we talk about international rail transport, since the track width in Spain is different from that of the rest of Europe, so it is necessary to transfer when the destination is Europe.
• It is not possible to access the final destination of the merchandise, such as warehouses or other delivery points. or other delivery points. In these cases, the support of road transport is still needed to complete the journey.
• The costs of having to transship goods are quite high., so, in general terms, the cost per operation is higher.

In reality, rail land transport is a means that will always or almost always require the support of road transport.

Characteristics of land transport of goods by road

Advantages:

• Above all, the cost of this means is the most economical, which is why the vast majority of goods are transported by road.
• It allows great flexibility when transporting any type of merchandise, even dangerous ones, complying with the relevant requirements.
• It is the most direct means, precisely because of the enormous road infrastructure that exists, which reaches any part of the country.
• Highly recommended for transporting dangerous goods or for transport of special goods.

Disadvantages

• The accident rate is higher than in other media, precisely because it is the most used.
• There may be traffic congestion problems, which slow down delivery times, although with modern route planning systems, alternative routes can be searched in real time.
• Historically it has been the most polluting means of transport, although in recent years research has been carried out along these lines, developing new truck engines that are much more efficient and less polluting.

The volume of cargo that fits in a truck is smaller than what a train can contain.

The European panorama and the new challenges in land freight transport in Spain

Without a doubt, in Spain we still have some pending issues to resolve in terms of land freight transport. According to statistical data, in the rest of Europe rail freight transport accounts for up to 15-18% of total land transport. Probably, factors such as the extensive railway infrastructure network is one of the greatest arguments to understand this data. For its part, Road freight transport must take advantage of the boom it is experiencing and apply the latest advances in innovation and development to make, to turn it into a means of transportation more efficient and less pollutingIn fact, and as we pointed out before, land freight transport by train has a high intermodality characteristic, constituting, precisely for this reason, a good option to cover large stages of the journey that later end with road transport to the destination.Phone: +34 674 346 912Email: info@transvolando.comAddress: C/ Empleo, 28 Nave 10 28906 Getafe (Madrid – España) How to get there?

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