With the development of modern logistic, the logistic equipment as the material base shows the following develop trend.

1.       large-scale and high speed

    The large-scale refers to the equipment capacity, scale and ability getting more and more bigger. The large-scale is the base method to realize logistic scale . One is to be larger due to make up the hard to improve the speed defects. It includes seaway, railway transmission, road transmission. For the maximum load , tanker is 563000 tons, container is 6790TEU. In railway, there has been the train which loading of 16000 tons of ore. the loading ability over 5 tons car has been developed. Pipeline transport of large-scale embodied in the construction of large diameter pipeline, the biggest diameter is1220mm. These transportation ways large-scale can basically meet the base logistic big demanding, constant and smooth specifications. The other is large-scale air cargo. Being developed cargo can load 300 tons, it can load 30pcs of 40 feet (12.2m) standard container. It is 50%-100% higher than normal cargo transportation ability( including weight and container capacity)

    The high speed refers to the working speed, running speed, the recognition speed and accelerate speed be large-scale. Increase the transport speed is always been the diligent direction of the various modes of transportation. Mainly reflected in the breakthrough of " constant speed" limit. Being developed high-speed railway has three types: one is the traditional high-speed rail. theJapanandFrancetechnology have most commercial value. At present, the largest commercial speed for the running high-speed rail is 270~275km/h. The other is tilting trains, represented bySweden, commercial speed reach to 200~250km/h. The last one is magnetic levitation railway, it is in commercial testing stage . in 1998, it realized539km/hspeed test inJapan. The highest speed for the high-speed train in highway ofGermanyandFranceis200km/h. With the gradually mature of the technology and economic development, the common rail will eventually be replaced by high-speed railway. In the road transport, high-speed refers to highways, nowadays, each countries are trying to build high speed highway network. and treat is as the skeleton of the highway transportation. In the Air transportation , the high-speed refers to supersonic speed, it has already been realized by France Concorde. For the freight, the double sonic speed,( subsonic and supersonic) of civil aircraft are being developed. In any case, supersonic will be the development direction of civilian cargo aircraft. In water transportation, the hydrofoil speed has amounted to70km/h, hovercraft speed is the highest, while flying wing ship speed can reach170km/h. In the pipeline, high speed reflected in the high pressure, the maximum working pressure crude oil pipeline inAlaskareach to 8.2 MPa

2.       practical and light-duty

    Due to the storage and logistic equipment is used in general situation, the work is not heavy, so it is easy for use, maintenance and operation, it is excellent durable, trouble-free, good efficiency, higher safety, reliable and environment protection. these equipment have large batch and wide application, considering comprehensive benefits, it can reduce the frame height, simplify the structure, reduce the cost, also can reduce the operation cost of the equipment.

3.       specialty and generalization

    As the diversity of logistics, the logistic equipment has more and more kinds and also be constantly updated. The demand of systematic, consistent, economy, maneuverability and rapidness for logistic activities, request some equipments develop in the direction of specialization. and some equipments develop in the direction of generation and standardization.

    The specialty of the logistic equipment is the base of improving logistic efficiency. mainly reflected in two aspects, one is the logistic equipment specialization, the second is logistic way specialized. The logistic equipment specialization is the logistic object specialization which using logistic tool as the body. such as , from the passenger and cargo mixing to departing, there comes plane, ships, car and special vehicles for transport cargos. The typical one is seaway, it almost gave up passenger transportation in the world scope, mainly engaged in shipping. Pipeline transport is developed special mode of transport for conveying special goods .

    Generalization is mainly represented by the development of container transportation. Abroad, using in both highway and railway vehicle and engine vehicles can directly implement change between highway and railway transportation. The large container trailer using in highway transportation can delivery all sizes of container for seaway, airway and railway. There also have passenger and cargo amphibious aircraft, water and air amphibious aircraft and being studying carrying passenger pipeline transportation. The generalization transport tools provide the basic guarantee for logistic system supplying chain keeping high efficiency.  The generalization equipment can realize the logistic works fast change, and greatly improve the efficiency.

4.       automatic and intelligent

    Combining mechanical and electronic technology, the advanced microelectronic, power electronic, optical fiber cable, hydraulic pressure and fuzzy control technology be used to the mechanical drive and control system. Realizing logistic automatic and intelligent will be the development direction in the future. For example, the new generation of electric control device for large efficiency hoist, will be developed to fully automatic digital control system. It can be more flexible, so improve the single comprehensive automatic level. The development and application of automatic warehouse delivering car, intelligent carrying car AHV, highway transportation intelligent transportation system(ITS), has already aroused extensive attention from country to country. In addition, the satellite communication technology and computer ,network and so on a number of new and high technology to combine the logistic vehicle management techniques are being applied.

5.       integration and systematization

    Only the logistic system equipment to be completed and matched, it can be most effective and economical. Base on the logistic equipment single machine automatic, combine the variety of logistic equipment to be a integrated system using the computer, through the control of the center control room, coordination the logistic system, form the best match between different models and combination. It will complement each other, play the best effect. Therefore, specialized and systematic logistics equipment will have broad prospects of development. The future development will focus on factory production handling system, goods distribution feeder automatic system, container handling system, goods automatic sorting and handling system, etc.

6.       "green"

    "Green" refer to reach the environment protection requirements, this involves two aspects: one is related to the traction development and manufacture, the auxiliary materials and so on. the second is related to the use. For the development of the traction, one is to improve the traction supply, the second is effectively using the energy, reduce pollution, use clean energy and new power. For the use of factors, including maintenance of the logistics, reasonable scheduling, proper using and so on.

The counter-measures for promoting our logistic equipment development

Reference to foreign logistic equipment developing advance experience, and also combined with our actual situation of logistic development and the existing main problems, you can take the following measures to speed up the development of logistic equipment in China

1.       speed up the formulation of the standardization of logistic equipment . it plays an important role for improving logistic operating efficiency. the unified standard is convenience for the connection between sorts of equipments. it is also useful for the cooperation among the logistic companies. shorten the logistic working time, improve production efficiency and logistic service quality, so reduce the logistic cost in the proportion of the total production cost.

2.       increase the investment in logistic equipments, pay attention to diversification investment. study on the practical application of logistic equipment, emphasize on developing high technical content logistic equipment. consciously eliminate backward old poor efficiency and low safety performance logistic equipment. deploy advanced logistic facilities, such as new locomotive in transportation system, vehicles, large car, special vehicles, automatic stereoscopic warehouse in storage system, top shelf, hoist, forklift, container handling equipment in handling system. automatic sorting and monitoring equipment, etc.

3.       standardize the logistic equipment suppliers business acts. encourage them expand their scale, improve the technical level and design capabilities, in order to provide better logistic equipment for logistic companies.

4.       guide the logistic company choose the logistic equipment , not only pay attention to the price, but also pay attention to the quality, safety performance and the function of the whole system. based on actual need to choose the appropriate logistic equipment. let the benefit of the whole system optimal.

5.       improve logistic companies and government entities at all levels of understanding, the logistic equipment  in the development of logistic history. let them make plan for the logistic equipment. make comprehensive consideration when design, escape the using inconvenience and waste of resources

6.       both the logistic companies and government entities at all levels to logistics equipment as the contents of logistic management. Logistic equipment is a part of the logistic cost, should pay attention to manage and research of the logistic equipment. improve the using efficiency , minimize the logistic equipment idle time, Meanwhile, pay attention to the test for the logistic equipment performance and safety. reduce the speed of equipment wearing, prolong its service life, prevent abnormal damage to the equipment, guarantee the normal operation.