A quick primer on logistics for those who are interested. In the case of war you can think of logistics as a series of interconnected transportation methods to bring important equipment, supplies, personnel from point A to point B.
There are normally 3 means of transport for a large land war such as we are seeing; truck, train and aircraft. For large Russian armies, the interaction of truck and train is usually the most important, which air supply more limited to specialist operations.
By far the most efficient form of movement is rail, which is why it is favoured (all those flat rail cars you seeing carrying heavy vehicles). Trains are therefore the key vehicle to establish the large depots and bases from which the invasion was launched.
Once you move forward, however, the truck takes over (unless you amazingly enough capture and can operate a fully functioning rail line in the invader country). Only trucks can carry the enormous quantities of everything the invader needs.
This is why most armies have many more trucks than anything else. However trucks present significant challenges themselves. They need regular, high quality maintenance, put heavy strain on their own fabric (tires for instance) and can be easily damaged compared to tanks etc
So the truck is crucial, but you need lots of them and they must be protected and maintained. And this is the challenge we are seeing played out. Take out the trucks and an army stops. Protect your trucks and it moves.
Hope that helps
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