ABSTRACT
Transport has always played an extremely significant part in all economic activities. The development of transport laid the foundation for the industrial revolution, which gave birth to gigantic concentrations of industrial plants in the coal regions, attracting vast labour forces. In the development stage of transport tracks were constructed and maintained merely to satisfy natural transport requirements. The rapid progress made in the field of motor-transport brought about a development of road transport that a constantly increasing proportion of the total traffic was lost by the railways. The possibilities of actively intervening in the sphere of transport are explained and justified by the fact that the transport industry is largely a public service. The trends of economic policy supply one of the most important reasons for the determination of the public character of the transport industry. The introduction of new transport methods in goods transport will incidentally initiate a closer cooperation.
