Curriculum subject

Basics of Goods Haulage and Freight Safety

Subject
Subject code	TLM358
Subject name	Basics of Goods Haulage and Freight Safety
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim
Subject program

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2017 AT
Study year	3
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Mandatory
Specialization	Road Traffic Management

Subject loads
Lecture	12

General description
Freight key concepts - different modes of transport, mode choice principles, EU transport policy, main trends of development, international auto transport organizations;legislation regulating road transport - conventions (CMR, TIR, ADR); analogues and links to other transport modes; Transport Company - Structure and functions of the risks of hiring the vehicle and its vehicle fleet use of the advantages and disadvantages of carriage transportation company indicators characterizing - Forwarding, the role of the freight forwarder and his responsibilities, risks, corporate, structure forwarder. Classification of goods and their main characteristics, information about the goods, - freight and transport packaging - loads and classification of specific goods, dangerous goods, transport packaging, packaging general principles, pallets, marking and labeling goods in transport process. Motor vehicle driver's work and rest periods - the scope of the Regulation, driving, working and rest duration,compliance checks; Vehicle main economics and technical indicators; Cargo transportation process forces on the processes arising from forces applied on the transportation; confirmation of the theoretical foundations of goods; Load securing - and their choice of binding and blocking. Trade Procedures cargo space - proper placement, interconnection, blocking, load of different cargoes example, traction and road safety; bulky and heavy transport safety requirements.

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