Impact of Loading Works on Vehicle Performance and Cargo Cost Impact of Loading Works on Vehicle Performance and Cargo Cost Vilnius, 29 November 2012 Dr. Rolandas Vitkūnas The Head of Logistics Management Department, International School of Law and Business, LINEKA, Lithuania (c) IRU Academy 2012

Components of safe cargo loading and mounting 1. Cargo preparation: - adequate and appropriate packaging of cargo; - high quality documentation for cargo. 2. Loading works: - appropriate loading technology; - high quality of cargo loading equipment; - qualified stevedoring operators. 3. Cargo fastening: - suitable instructions for cargo fastening; - good quality and suitable fasteners; - relevance and high quality of freight fastening. (c) IRU Academy 2012

Components of safe cargo loading and mounting (c) IRU Academy 2011 Cargo loading and mounting Cargo preparation Loading works Cargo fastening Inappropriate, low-quality goods packaging Stevedoring accidents Improper load securing Third-party criminal acts Protection against unexpected adverse events INSURANCE

The importance of the duration of handling and mounting the cargo (c) IRU Academy 2011 TIME LAIKAS ВРЕМЯ PRODUCTIVITY NAŠUMAS ПРОИЗВОДИТЕЛЬНОСТЬ COST SAVIKAINA СЕБЕСТОИМОСТЬ PROFIT PELNAS ПРИБЫЛЬ

Road transport productivity (c) IRU Academy 2011 The loading time, hours. -Crew working time, h.; -The vehicle speed, km/h.; -Mileage utilization rate; -Vehicles carrying capacity, t. (bulk cargo - volume, m 3 ) and its exploitation; -The distance of cargo transportation, km.

Impact of loading works on small lots Speed 25 km/h.; cargo weight 1 t; mileage utilization rate 0,8 (c) IRU Academy 2011

Impact of loading works on carriage in Lithuania (c) IRU Academy 2011 Speed 60 km/h.; cargo weight 5 t; mileage utilization rate 0,6

Impact of loading works on international carriage (c) IRU Academy 2011 Speed 70 km/h.; cargo weight 20 t; mileage utilization rate 0,75

Cost of freight transport (c) IRU Academy 2011 Carriage rateCost Variable costs (consumables, driver wages) Fixed costs (administrative costs, insurance, depreciation deductions) Profit

Impact of loading works on the cost of transportation of small lots (c) IRU Academy 2011

Impact of loading works on transportation cost in Lithuania (c) IRU Academy 2011

Impact of loading works on international carriage cost (c) IRU Academy 2011

What to do? -Calculate costs of loading and share them with partners; -Provide proposals to increase the speed of loading. (c) IRU Academy 2011

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