ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION
CONTENT
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Land and Pipeline Transport
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Air Transport
Advantages and Disadvantages of Land and Pipeline Transport
Land Transportation
This is divided into road and rail transportation.
Advantages of Road Transportation
(i) Convenience: Road transportation provides for convenience in the sense that it offers door to door services to the owners of goods.
(ii) Flexible: There is high degree of flexibility in the use of road transportation because there is no fixed time schedule for passengers who use them.
(iii) Suitable of perishable goods: Perishable goods like tomatoes are better conveyed through this means because road transportation is fast and easily accessible to farmers in the rural areas.
(iv) Low cost of maintenance: The cost of keeping motor vehicles in order is higher than that of airplanes and ships
(v) Special routes are not required: Road transport does not need special routes like terminals, rail tracks, etc.
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