Freight Forwarder's role in Organizing Road Transport of Goods

Abstract

U globaliziranom društvu, koje se neprestano razvija, gospodarska grana špedicija je od velikog značaja. Špedicija se bavi prijevozom robe i dobara, a kako bi se prijevoz realizirao potreban je špediter. Špediter je tvrtka ili fizička osoba koja pronalazi optimalno prijevozno rješenje te organizira i provodi prijevoz robe. Njegova uloga na trţištu prijevoznih kapaciteta ogleda se u individualizaciji logističkih rješenja, konkurentnoj ponudi na trţištu, organizaciji i izvedbi transporta te kroz skladištenje, carinsko zastupanje, pakiranje robe koje obavlja za stranke. Glavni cilj ovog rada je prikazati poslove špedicije i ulogu koju špediter ima na trţištu prijevoznih kapaciteta. Uloga špeditera ilustrirana je primjerom organizacije i provedbe prijevoza solarnih panela.Freight Forwarding is the economic branch which is of great importance in globalized society that is constantly evolving. It involves transport of goods and in order to carry out the transportation the Freight Forwarder is needed. Freight Forwarder is a company or a person who finds optimal transport solution, organizes and carries out goods transport. Its role in the transport capacity market is reflected in the individualization of logistic solutions, competitive market offerings, organisation and performance of transports. Also, through warehousing, custom clearance and packaging of goods for the clients. The main purpose of this paper is to present Freight Forwarding and the role that Freight Forwarder has on the transport market. The Freight Forwarder's role in organizing road transport of goods is illustrated by the example of organizing solar panels transportation