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How to find transport for the rail freight transportation you need on the Moldovatruck website

Railway transport works stably, the railway network is quite dense. Therefore, rail transportation of goods is still popular. Cargo owners, especially those who do not send them regularly, experience certain problems in finding rail transport for transportation. The Moldovatruck website was created specifically to bring cargo owners and transport owners together for their further mutually beneficial cooperation.

What and where can be transported by railway rolling stock

The rolling stock of railways has a large number of specialized and universal types of cars. These types include:

• A wagon and a gondola car are a covered or open wagon, respectively. The first type of wagons is used to transport goods that can be damaged by precipitation or the sun. Gondola cars carry goods that cannot be affected by atmospheric phenomena. These types of rolling stock are universal and capable of transporting any cargo of the appropriate weight and volume.
• Railway platforms. Another universal type of railway rolling stock, designed to transport bulky goods in open areas. ISO containers are also transported on railway platforms.
• Railway tank cars are designed for the transport of liquid cargo by rail.
• There are many specialized types of rolling stock for bulk cargo: grain carriers, cement carriers, etc. Typically, bulk cargo wagons are capable of self-unloading under the weight of the cargo or equipped with a tipper body. In addition, there are special wagon dumpers capable of tipping gondola cars and unloading them in this way.
• Specialized wagons designed to transport one particular type of cargo. These include car transporters, cattle trucks, timber trucks, etc.
• To maintain the required temperature regime for the cargo, refrigerated wagons and tanks and insulated wagons and tanks are used. In addition, some types of rolling stock, in particular bitumen cars and railway tanks for the transportation of dark oil products, are equipped with cargo heating systems for quick unloading of thickened or crystallized cargo.
• ISO containers. This type of vehicle can be transported by any type of modern transport, which makes it possible to organize door-to-door cargo delivery within the framework of multimodal transportation. There are containers designed for bulk and liquid cargo. Liquid cargo containers are called tank containers. Containers and tank containers can be insulated and equipped with refrigeration units. The popularity of this type of vehicle is explained by the fact that when reloading from one mode of transport to another, the cargo does not need to be unloaded from the container, this reduces the cost of multimodal transportation.

For any type of cargo, you can choose the appropriate train for it. The only exception is very quickly perishable goods, such as fresh flowers. Such goods are most often transported by aircraft.

Railways allow the transport of goods between stations of roads connected into a single system. That is, if two stations are connected by a railroad, transportation of goods by rail is possible. To overcome water barriers, on a number of railway routes, ferry ships are used, carrying goods directly in the rolling stock of railways.

When planning international rail transportation, it should be taken into account that the railway gauge in the CIS countries, the Baltic States, Ukraine and Georgia is the same, it is 1520 mm. In Finland, the track gauge – 1524 mm – is the former imperial standard. In all these countries, it is possible to transport goods by rail, without changing the rolling stock. In most of the rest of the world, the standard railway gauge is 1435 mm. When transported by railways with different gauges, cargo has to be reloaded en route.

How to find railway rolling stock for your cargo on the Moldovatruck website

There are two ways to search for railway rolling stock on the site:

1. Viewing the applications of transport companies for the carriage of goods. These announcements are located on the website in the section: “View and search for railway transport “. The section is equipped with a filter that allows you to select shipments by countries of loading and unloading of goods, which speeds up the process of searching for rail transport. The contact details of carriers are open and, having found a transportation option that suits you, you can contact them directly to clarify the details and cost of transportation.
2. By placing your own application for rail transportation of goods onand website pages. To do this, on the page above, activate the button “Add your cargo” and fill out the drop-down application form. Your application will be placed in the section “View railway cargo“. Contact details will be made available to carriers and they will contact you shortly.

Using the capabilities provided by the Moldovatruck website to search for railway rolling stock allows you to find it quickly and easily.