The transport company “Vitta-Trans” provides services for international cargo transportation of various types, carried out by road transport, sea vessels, as well as prefabricated and multimodal methods. Delivery of goods from America is one of the highest priority activities of the Vitta-Trans company. The geography of the company’s activities includes Russia, the whole of Europe, the USA and the countries of Southeast Asia.

Types of cargo delivered

Cargoes to be delivered from the USA are divided into oversized and oversized. The first type includes any cargo that does not exceed the norms established by law for each type of transport. For motor vehicles, the normal dimensions are: length no more than 13.6 m, width up to 2.44 m and height no more than 3.05 m. Cargo weight no more than 38 tons (including the weight of the road train). For motor transport, normal dimensions are 20×2 or 55×4 m and a weight of no more than 38 tons. For railway transport, cargo that does not exceed the loading boundaries is considered to be oversized. Oversized cargo is divided into large-sized (exceeds the standard size), heavy-weight (exceeds the standard weight) and long-length (exceeds the loading length).

Delivery options

The Vitta-Trans company offers the following options for delivering goods from the USA.

• Delivery of consolidated cargo. This type of transportation is characterized by low cost of cargo transportation. Delivery of goods from the USA occurs using air transport to Berlin, Frankfurt or Vienna, or using a consolidated container to European ports. Then, at the warehouse, the cargo is consolidated and prefabricated shipments are formed. Flights operate regularly at least once a week. Next, the goods are delivered to Moscow, from where they are sent to any Russian city. The cost of transportation is subject to distribution among all customers, so delivery of goods from America using a groupage container method allows you to reduce costs.
• Delivery by separate container. Cargo transportation in a separate container is carried out for large consignments of goods. In this case, cargo delivery from America occurs according to the following scheme: a cargo container is transported from the USA to the port of Finland, after which it is delivered to Russia. Transportation of large consignments is carried out using containers of 20 and 40 feet, as well as 40 High Cube (high capacity). To deliver cargo from America, road and sea modes of transport are used. Our company’s employees provide advice in selecting the required type of container, taking into account the parameters of the product and the requirements for its storage and transportation. Transportation of goods from America using this method occurs in a shorter time than using the modular container method.

Shipping times from the USA

Delivery of cargo from the USA to Russia (Moscow) in one container is carried out within 37 days. The use of air transport allows us to reduce the duration of transportation of goods from the USA to Russia to 20–25 days. These transportation times do not take into account the time of cargo clearance at customs.

How is the cost of cargo transportation determined?

Delivery of goods from America is a fairly popular service today, when determining the cost of which factors such as the volume and weight of the cargo are taken into account. The larger these parameters, the higher the transportation price. The cost is affected by the method of transportation. The availability of direct flights to the destination also has an impact – a higher number of transfer points corresponds to a higher price. The number of specialists and equipment when loading/unloading goods matters. In addition, the cost can be increased by providing related services (insurance, security, customs clearance of goods, etc.).