Influence of Transport Process Management on Exceeding Permitted Load Weights in Transport Companies

the EU, serving more than half of its market. The most common
branch of transport is road transport, predominantly heavy goods
transport, which contributes to the strain on road infrastructure.
Furthermore, around one-fifth of those vehicles may exceed the
permissible total mass. In this respect, the increasing demand for road
transport further complicates the slowdown and prevention of road
network degradation. Overloads have significant consequences for
road infrastructure, economics, and traffic safety. Load management
in transport companies is crucial for eliminating overloads. This
article aims to assess how companies conducting freight transport
manage the cargo weighing process in the context of potential
overloads. Data from a survey among transport industry companies
in Poland were analysed. Using non-parametric U Mann-Whitney
and Kruskal-Wallis tests, the influence between propensity for cargo
overloading and the method of cargo weighing was examined. The
results indicated that the propensity for cargo overloading in TSL
industry companies is significantly associated with both the
occurrence of the weighing process and its method, as well as the
responsibility for this process among individual participants in the
transport process.