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FUEL COSTS TROUBLES * WORLDWIDE
* Australia - TRUCKING PROTEST ... a waste of time (P.N: ... ?? ...)
Adelaide,SA,Australia -ABC On Line -22/05/2008: -- Plans for a national trucking shutdown have been dismissed by South Australian truckers as a stunt... Up to 1000 people from the transport industry will meet in Townsville this weekend, to plan a mid-July industry shutdown, because of the planned introduction of work diaries... The diaries replace existing log books, and introduce more severe penalties for anyone breaching fatigue management rules... Steven Shearer, from South Australia's Road Transport Association, says the new regulations are the result of seven years of negotiations with the Federal Government, and a protest now will achieve nothing... "In the past, when they've tried blockades and things, it gets a little bit of media coverage for about a day and that's it," he said... "These guys need to really get serious about getting involved properly and actually finding out what's going on in the early stages, instead of trying to pull a stunt for a few hours that is really going to achieve nothing other than give a bit of a boost to the media."...
* Truck industry warns freight rates on the rise
The trucking industry’s customers will have to pay higher freight rates to reflect the spiralling price of diesel
Fairfax,Australia -Stock and Land -22 May 2008: -- ... the Chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, Trevor Martyn, warned today... Mr Martyn said the retail price of diesel was now more than 180 cents a litre in some capital cities, compared to about 134 cents per litre in October last year – an increase of almost 35 per cent... He warned the price of diesel could go above $2 per litre in the next few months... "Some trucking companies impose fuel levies and adjust them regularly, but many companies have been trying to absorb the rising cost of fuel," Mr Martyn said. "Those companies will go out of business unless their customers pay freight rates that reflect their real costs"... "Our customers have got to understand they face a stark alternative. They can either pay freight rates that reflect the cost of fuel, or a large number of trucking companies will have to close down. Once that happens, our customers won’t be able to find operators to move their goods in a timely way."... Mr Martyn said there was nothing the Australian Government could do to reduce diesel prices... "The Government has already made the important decision to retain the fuel tax credit scheme, which means that trucking companies pay 19 cents per litre in fuel tax rather than 38 cents per litre"... * Philippines - Solon seeks removal of EVAT on oil for public transport
Manila,Philippines -GMANews.TV -22 May 2008: -- A senator on Thursday called for the removal of the 12 percent expanded value added tax (EVAT) on oil products... However, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the removal of the EVAT would only be limited to vehicles being used as public transport like jeepneys, taxis, buses and cargo trucks... Sen. Pia Cayetano, said the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) has already made headway in developing 44 Philippine-made electric jeepneys or e-jeeps... The e-jeep runs entirely on electricity and can cover a maximum distance of 100 km to 120 km on a single charge of eight hours...
* Kenya - Truckers Feel the Pinch of Rising Prices of Crude
Thika,Kenya -All Africa.com(Washington,DC,USA), by Abyssinia Lati -22 May 2008: -- Mr Sam Wanyoike of Thika has been in the truck transport business for the last three years, but profit margins have fallen to the lowest ebb ever... "My profit has reduced by 10 per cent," he says, blaming the rising cost of diesel for the turn of events. Mr Wanyoike ferries cargo from Mombasa to Kampala in Uganda. His two 36-tonne trucks make four trips per month, when there are no delays at the port or breakdowns along the way... A surge in demand for oil and instability in the Middle East are among factors behind the rise in fuel costs...
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