<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The appropriate selection of a semi-trailer in food transport is one of the most significant factors related to management in transport companies. Two parts of the paper present research and analytical issues concerning this subject matter (second part available in: TT 2/2018). The description of this logistics problem is initiated with the proper planning of the road transport process, from consignor to recipient. Furthermore, the choice of a modern vehicle and loading system is based on the transportation of fresh strawberries. The first part of the article discusses current legal provisions existing in the European Union and Poland that concern the transport of perishable products. Moreover, the paper presents community law that concerns load restraint, and the choice of a vehicle, which is done by means of weighted-average methodology.</p></abstract>

The appropriate selection of a semi-trailer in food transport is one of the most significant factors related to management in transport companies. Two parts of the paper present research and analytical issues concerning this subject matter (second part available in: TT 2/2018). The description of this logistics problem is initiated with the proper planning of the road transport process, from consignor to recipient. Furthermore, the choice of a modern vehicle and loading system is based on the transportation of fresh strawberries. The first part of the article discusses current legal provisions existing in the European Union and Poland that concern the transport of perishable products. Moreover, the paper presents community law that concerns load restraint, and the choice of a vehicle, which is done by means of weighted-average methodology.

Load Restraint with Allsafe Products. Part 1: Choosing a Semi-Trailer – A Systematic Analysis

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The appropriate selection of a semi-trailer in food transport is one of the most significant factors related to management in transport companies. Two parts of...

Load Restraint with Allsafe Products. Part 1: Choosing a Semi-Trailer – A Systematic Analysis

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 71 - 85

Received: Dec 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.006.7957

Keywords
road transport, provisions of law, transport centre, legislative directive, transport operation, load-carrying semi-trailer

© 2019 Dariusz Starkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Load Restraint with Allsafe Products. Part 1: Choosing a Semi-Trailer – A Systematic Analysis

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 71 - 85

Received: Dec 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.006.7957

Keywordsroad transport, provisions of law, transport centre, legislative directive, transport operation, load-carrying semi-trailer

© 2019 Dariusz Starkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
road transport, provisions of law, transport centre, legislative directive, transport operation, load-carrying semi-trailer