The most important direction in improving the transport process for the delivery of many goods is the introduction of container transportation. This service is intended for the transportation and temporary storage of cargo without intermediate overloads in the mode of multiple use.
For the transportation of containers, specialized cars with a trailer or semi-trailer are used, which makes it possible to mechanize loading and unloading operations and reduce idle time of the vehicle under loading and unloading, reduce the costs of transportation and loading and unloading operations, minimize the loss of cargo on the road, reduce the costs of containers and their packaging.
The container ship has a simplified platform without decking and sides. Cars are equipped with removable bodies with container-type fasteners. The size and carrying capacity of container carriers depend on the characteristics of the containers: from large tonnage to small containers.
The greatest efficiency of container transportation in the middle of the country and during international transportation is achieved only when using unified containers. Therefore, much attention is paid to issues of standardization of parameters and sizes of containers.