Research On The Management Of Road Freight In Zhangjiakou

Road freight is an essential industry of national economy, the final aim of which is topromote economic development, improve the people’s living standards and, greatly meetpublic needs. Located at the junction of four provinces, Zhangjiakou City has anadvantage of gifted position. Therefore, the vigorous development of road freight industryof this city is of vital importance for enhancing her economic development, for stimulatingurban and rural commercial circulation, for making things convenient for the people’swork and life, and, for enlarging employment.The thesis, at its beginning, introduces the basic concepts of road freight industry and,analyzes the current situation of this industry in Zhangjiakou. Furthermore, by theempirical research method and other approaches, it exposes the problems in this industryin Zhangjiakou: disorder of market, unreasonable transportation structure, small scaleenterprises, pressing for legislative solution to road transport supervision, imperfectadministrative capacity for freight transport, uncoordinated relation between themanagement code of freight transportation enterprises and the demands of modernlogistics. Then, the thesis sums up the causes of the problems above. In the end, it putsforward the countermeasures and proposals for this industry in Zhangjiakou, i.e.,rationalizing the system mechanism, developing a more rational and effective trafficmanagement team, raising the level of road freight management by applying finemanagement thoughts, constantly improving laws and regulations of road freight, andbuilding perfect logistics hub station for freight transport. Being helpful to thedevelopment of road freight industry in Zhangjiakou, those proposals indicate that solvingproblems should suit measures to local conditions, but not stick to existing patterns. Onlywhen there is breakthrough, can people find out new ways suitable for the localdevelopment of this industry.The research findings can offer practical bases for transportation departments ofgovernment, contribute to the development of road freight industry in Zhangjiakou, byaccumulating experience, summarizing rules, forming countermeasures and, offering related approaches and reference for the management of it in other regions, in order topromote the sound and orderly development of this industry in China, and escort for thegrowth of China’s market economy.