Transportation of Hazardous Materials

For logistics providers transporting hazardous materials there are several important considerations to be taken into account when determining the route a vehicle should take.

This can include the materials carried and the restrictions imposed on certain routes that limit free passage. These are all factors that Descartes’ route optimisation and scheduling software take into account when planning an optimised route.

From the physical limits of vehicles and routes to the legal restrictions of materials and locations, logistics providers dealing with the transportation of hazardous materials should have a routing solution that has these considerations already factored into it.

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