Email this article Basic Awareness on Semi-Trailers as Heavy-Duty Freight Road Vehicles and their Uses in Nigerian Economy: A Review
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Road haulage is a top lucrative transportation business in Nigeria and about 80% of the business is done by roads. Nigeria’s economy is more than 90% petroleum-dependent. Road haulage of petroleum products constitutes about 30% of the total goods that are transported throughout the country on daily basis. Semi-trailers form the bulk of vehicles used in haulage of petroleum products and other goods in the country. The safety of these vehicles during the hauling process has been a critical concern to all and sundry in the road transport sector owing to the magnitudes of calamities and losses that often result from their failures or accidents. It is therefore needful for all but especially new investors in the haulage business to know the basics about the vehicles and not invest in the wrong transporter so that these selected vehicles are reliable, well used, and maintained in service for long time by reputable standards to enable the vehicles efficiently safely haul as much goods as they can. In this paper; essential literature information and perspectives on features, importance, and usage problems of semi-trailers as heavy-duty freight road vehicles as regards Nigerian economy have been explored and articulated. The motive of the paper is to provide basic awareness that can be strategic for acquiring and using the vehicles several years in safety for optimal transportation business profile in Nigeria.
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