A comprehensive qualimetric criterion for determining the generalized level of a vehicle, which was obtained by the method of dimensionality analysis, was proposed. It was determined that the components of this criterion are controversial, so when choosing a technology for cargo transportation, it is necessary to consider the importance of one or another component of the criterion at a specific moment of time when making a decision. Optimal quantity, coverage range and load-carrying capacity are assessed based on the characteristics of vehicles. The integrated qualimetric level of a vehicle is determined, taking into account the level of reduction in unproductive time cost and costs of maintaining a vehicle over its lifecycle and its level of competitiveness. The proposed qualimetric criterion has a major advantage over the existing ones; it has a systemic character, takes into account a complexity of indicators of the level of vehicle, which have an impact on the transportation effectiveness. The proposed qualimetric criteria may be used both to increase efficiency of interaction between automobile and railway transport and for other types of transport because of its integrated nature and due to the fact that graphic dependences provide significant possibilities for visualization. The procedure of integrated assessment of vehicle was implemented in the form of nomographs, which comprehensively evaluate characteristics of vehicles for various transportation options. For the railway transportation, we obtained Z=1215∙1012 tran; for the bimodal transportation, Z=6075∙1012 tran; and for the road transportation, Z=506.25∙1012 tran, which demonstrates the prospects for cargo transportation by bimodal transport.