Dariusz Starkowski
Czasopismo Techniczne, Volume 1 Year 2018 (115), 2018, s. 71-85
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.006.7957The appropriate selection of a semi-trailer in food transport is one of the most significant factors related to management in transport companies. Two parts of the paper present research and analytical issues concerning this subject matter (second part available in: TT 2/2018). The description of this logistics problem is initiated with the proper planning of the road transport process, from consignor to recipient. Furthermore, the choice of a modern vehicle and loading system is based on the transportation of fresh strawberries. The first part of the article discusses current legal provisions existing in the European Union and Poland that concern the transport of perishable products. Moreover, the paper presents community law that concerns load restraint, and the choice of a vehicle, which is done by means of weighted-average methodology.
Dariusz Starkowski
Czasopismo Techniczne, Volume 2 Year 2018 (115), 2018, s. 153-178
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.027.8000This is the second part of an article concerning allsafe products (first is available in TT 1/2018, pp. 71–86) – it focuses on the planning role in the supply chain and the mechanisms that need to be taken into account during the process of the road transportation. Furthermore, the paper presents the results of an investigation that relates to the proper functioning of the supply chain in the distribution of 12,000 [kg] of strawberries. A weighted average method was used in reference to an analysis of load securing based on the products of three producers with the aim of indicating the safest and most modern way to secure the load in a semi-trailer. Rules of proper load placement and restraint inside the semi-trailer are also addressed, together with a loading plan associated with the analysis of the technical parameters of a semi-trailer and load securing systems.