The movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or road vehicle, which uses successively two or more modes of transport without handling the goods themselves in changing modes. Enables cargo to be consolidated into economically large units (containers, bulk grain railcars, etc.) optimizing the use of specialized intermodal handling equipment to effect high-speed cargo transfer between ship, barges, railcars and truck chassis using a minimum of labor to increase logistic flexibility, reduce consignment delivery times and minimize operating costs.