Increasing the efficiency of using vehicles for agricultural production

Abstract

In modern agricultural production, the transportation of products is one of the most important components of the economic effect, since the lion's share of costs is the process of cargo transportation. Increasing the efficiency of this process to a large extent allows to reduce the cost of the grown products. Transportation in the agricultural sector is a rather complex process in which various types of equipment are most often involved, both during loading and unloading operations, and during the transportation process itself. In this article, we analyzed and researched the main components that affect the efficiency of the cargo transportation process using both one type of vehicle and a mixed version. Today, in agricultural production, the transportation of products by road vehicles is constantly growing and, compared to last year, the volume of transportation has increased by 5.1%. Compliance with service requirements, minimizing rolling stock downtime, planning and using optimal traffic routes is also a fairly important factor affecting transportation efficiency. In each specific case under consideration, basic criteria must be established that will ensure the optimization of the efficiency of the use of rolling stock. As a result, a number of criteria discussed in the article affect the economic component of the cargo transportation process. Rational planning of the components of the rolling stock involved in the transportation of products and the use of appropriate measures to increase the efficiency of its work are necessary for the rational support of the transportation process. To ensure an economically profitable choice of rolling stock for cargo transportation, it is necessary to apply certain laws and characteristics of operational properties of vehicles, which is a condition for purposeful management of realized performance indicators