Overland transport is a cumulation of two major modes of transport: Road freight and Rail freight. These two overland freight sectors are sometimes collaborators and sometimes rivals. Overland logistics is one of the widely used means of transportation in supply chain management as it is economical, has a greater reach towards remote and urban areas and has an easier distribution scale.

Overland carriage is an integral part of any type of transport, be it by sea or air. While we tend to pay more attention to the main leg of the transport (the part of a journey that takes up the most time), the overland carriage to the port by road or rail plays a very important role as well.