STRATEGIC RISKS AT THE WORK OF ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANIES CARRY ON INTERNATIONAL CARGO

Key words: strategic risk, risk management, road transport company, policy, strategic development, strategic planning

Plamena GAGOVA PhD student, Assoc. prof. Velizara PENCHEVA

University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", 8 Studentska str, Ruse, Bulgaria, 7017

pgagova@uni-ruse.bg 
 
 

STRATEGIC RISKS AT THE WORK OF ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANIES CARRY ON INTERNATIONAL CARGO 

 Summary. In this article we will look at some strategic risks (SR) accompanying motor transport companies for freight. We will examine some national and European policies and guidelines for the development of goods transport and the challenges posed by the new "White Paper 2020” EU transport to business. 
 
 

1. INTRODUCTION 

Transport companies and politicians are increasingly turning to transportation risks and models that aim to involve policy changes such as interacting between practice and new policy instruments for sustainable developement of the road transport. More often European companies for freight note that the essential characteristic of successful companies is fueled skillful forecasting and management of strategic risks. When strategic risks are timely forecast and avoided then it can also lead to growth of the company. Strategic risks are those risks that are part from accompanies a close environment of the motor transport company. 

2. EXPOSITION 

  On the basis of multifactors analysis of the state of the transport sector in Bulgaria, the guidelines for the development of the transport policy of the European Union and the emerging trends are identified and the main priorities and measures that need to be implemented by 2020, some of them are :

Strategic policy objectives in the transport sector are:

 
• Achieving economic efficiency 
• Development of sustainable transport 
• Improvement of regional and social development and commitment. 
Strategic priorities of the transport sector are: 
• Effective maintenance, modernization and development of transport infrastructure 
• Integration of the Bulgarian transport system into the European 
• Transparent and harmonized conditions of competition in the transport market. Providing a better business environment 
• Limiting the negative impact of transport on the environment and human health 

  Furthermore, national purposes and priorities for strategic development of road transport sector has already adopted 'White Paper 2020', which sets the frame for development of transport sector in the next few years. Particular those relating to road transport companies for freight headed by reducing harmful emissions, the following guidelines: 

  • Shipments of goods over short and medium distance (300 km) continue to be carried by road. Freight at long distance are encouraged to be carried out with alternative transport solutions using rail, river, sea or air;

  • To reduce affordible reduce the negative impact of emissions and freight transport carriers themselves must focus on alternative modes of transportation and multimodal freight becoming economically prevlikatelen tranportni good decisions;

  • It is necessary to develop an efficient combined transport, which will lead to optimizing energy costs and emissions and will have minimal impact on the environment;

  • At its core transport is. Opening in third country markets for mobile services will lead to new strategies for better business practices;

  • To review the restrictions on cabotage and in particular seeks the removal of other such restrictions. 

  On the verge of rapidly developing new transport policies companies for carriage of goods by road are faced with major decisions related to their strategic development. This in turn leads to putting them to solve important strategic risks. 

  Fig.1 Connectivity to road companies with different policies