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The article defines the features of managing of logistics chains, explores the directions of their development, the role and place of freight transport in the logistics chain of movement of grain cargo. The trends of the development transportation by road transport of grain cargoes have been formulated. The main providers of logistics services in the context of the development of integration processes have been presented. The analysis of the goals and objectives of the participants in the logistics chain of the movement of grain cargo showed the contractitions of their economic interests and the contradictions that arise in the course of their interaction. It is assumed that the implementation of the proposed areas for the consolidation of the actions of the participants in the logistics chain and the use of IT technologies in managing business processes will allow to obtain competitive advantages from services, improve their quality, optimize costs, and reduce transportation costs. It is proved that in the logistics chain of goods distribution the most important condition for the efficiency is cost minimization at all levels. In the conditions of market volatility, there is a need for rapid complete modernization of the services offered throughout the supply chain. The creation of new, more advanced services allows you to balance the unpredictability of the market and the receipt of constant growing profits. The main barrier to this goal is the fragmentation of the supply chain. The following areas can overcome these barriers: definition of clear parameters and areas of responsibility of each link in the supply chain; creation of distribution schemes containing indicators of the effectiveness of the formed supply chain; reduction of local stocks and the creation of distribution centers at the locations of manufacturing enterprises; reprofiling of the inventory management system as a result of the revision of the principles of their management in order to achieve the optimal balance between flexibility and price. The formation of a highly productive supply chain from the position of the buyer contributes to full integration and the formation of competitive advantages, taking into account the changing market conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]