How to calculate the cargo turnover

Cargo turnover is the work of transport for the transportation of goods for an enterprise, industry, state, is calculated in ton-kilometers, sometimes the tonnage indicator is used. To characterize the cargo turnover of the state, any territory, a specific direction, river, etc. use one and the other unit of measurement.

Instruction manual

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Remember that only tonnage is used as a meter to characterize the freight turnover of a station, transport facility, transport hub. Freight traffic shows the volume of economic communication between states, regions, enterprises, economic entities, and it also indicates the capacity of transport facilities.

According to cargo turnover, one can determine how communications, trade, economic activity in a certain period are developed, etc. An increase in freight turnover indicates an increase in trade and economic development, while a drop in freight turnover, on the contrary, indicates a decrease in economic activity. A significant drop in cargo turnover is usually observed during periods of crisis.

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If you need to calculate the freight turnover, then multiply the weight of the transported cargo for a certain period by the average distance of transportation, and you will get the freight turnover of this enterprise. Suppose, during the year, cars transported 6 million tons of cargo over an average distance of 160 km, then the annual freight turnover of this enterprise is 960 million ton-kilometers.

Cargo turnover indicators are used in the distribution of income, in planning, in changing the costs of materials, labor, equipment, etc.

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Know that the entire cargo turnover is divided into 5 components, taking into account the type of transport: 1. Cargo turnover of railways. Rail transport is considered the most popular and cheapest mode of transport. 2. The turnover of water transport. Also a cheap form of transport, but there is a drawback, this is the seasonality of work. 3. Cargo turnover of road transport. 4. Air freight traffic. This is the most expensive form of transportation, but it is indispensable when you need to deliver goods to hard-to-reach places. 5. The turnover of pipeline transport. Today it is the most promising mode of transport for transporting gaseous and liquid cargo.

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By the nature of the connections, the freight turnover is internal (areas, roads, junctions, stations, etc.; within them are import, export, transit, domestic transportation), external (import, export, international transit).

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