road freight
Overland shipping method
Road freight is the transportation of goods by truck or other motor vehicles over highways and roads, as opposed to rail, air, or sea freight.
It encompasses everything from local delivery vans to long-haul tractor-trailers carrying cargo across countries or continents.
Road freight offers flexibility in pickup and delivery locations that other modes cannot match, making it the dominant method for moving goods over short to medium distances.
Most consumer products travel by road freight at some point in their supply chain.
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- semi-trailerAxle-free towed cargo vessel
- articulated lorryPivoting cab-and-trailer vehicle
- flatbed truckTruck with open bed
cargo · perishable goods · haulage · rig · tachograph · weigh station · tanker truck · delivery truck · deadhead · driver licensing · warehousing · bill of lading · supply chain · van · long haul · carbon footprint · emissions standards · tonnage
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- freightcargo, cargo ships, cargo ship, cargo planes, cargo trains
- transport costsshipping costs, travel costs, shipping rates, fuel prices, ticket prices
road freightrail freight
Goods transported by train
sea freight · ocean freight · air freight · air cargo · maritime shipping
road freightpassenger transport
Moving people commercially
public transit · passenger bus · passenger vehicles · commuter traffic · rideshare