TRANSPORTATION
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Carton
Bale
Container
Drum
Crate
Case
Barrel
Sack
Gearboxes
Meat
Tyres
Crockery
Cement
Wine
Flowers
Fragile
Keep Dry
This Side Up
Heavy
Do Not Freeze
Do Not Stack
Explosives
Symbol (exploding bomb): black on orange
bottom, the number "1" in the bottom
corner.
Flammable liquids
Symbol (Flames: black or white on red)
the number "3" in the bottom corner.
Flammable solids
Symbol (flames): black on white
background with seven vertical red stripes,
the number "4" in the bottom corner.
Substances liable to spontaneous
combustion
Symbol (flames): black on white and red
background, the number "4" in the bottom
corner.
Oxidizing substances
Symbol (flames above a circle): black on
yellow background, the number"5.1" in the
bottom corner.
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Toxic substances
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Symbol (skull with crossing bones): black on
white background, the number "6" in the
bottom corner.
Types of lorry
-Pick-up lorry
-Freight car
-Dumper truck
-Articulated lorry
-Tip-car
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Goods transported by road
-Building materials
-Wood products and furniture
-Metal products
-Machinery and equipment
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Advantages of road transportation
-Low freight rates
-Continuous operations on 24-hour basis
-No transhipment – door-to-door delivery
-Flexibility in regular or special deliveries
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Disadvantages of road transportation
-Low capacity of load
-Restrictions on weight and size
-Delays due to bad weather
-Often return empty to point of departure
-Security problem
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Types of rail transport
-Trains
-Trolleys
-Trams
-Hopper wagon
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Goods transported by rail
-Bulk liquids
-Dry cargo
-Coal
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Advantages of rail transportation
-Rarely affected by weather conditions
-Quicker and cheaper for distances over
200 km
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Disadvantages of rail transportation
-Transhipment to other forms of transport
essential
-Inflexible timetabling
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Types of sea transport
-Freighter
-VLCC
-RoRo ferry
-Boats
-Ships
-Canoes
-Submarines
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Goods transported by sea
-Bulk goods
-Scrap metal
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