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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Turkey & Philippines
* Turkey, Bulgaria place ban each other’s trucks
Ankara,Turkey -Turkish Weekly -4 February 2014: -- A disagreement over transit passes between Turkey and Bulgaria has resulted in the closure of the frontier to their respective neighbor’s trucks, prompting Turkish transporters to steer their rigs for new routes... The tension between the neighbors was sparked when Bulgaria only gave 5,000 of the 125,000 transit pass permits it was expected to give Turkish trucks at the beginning of the year... Turkey then closed its gates to Bulgarian trucks on Jan. 31 in a warning over the permit dispute. Sofia responded to Turkey’s move by also banning Turkish trucks from entering Bulgaria on Feb. 1... The shutdown of the Kapıkule-Kapitan Andreevo customs gates between the countries has resulted in a long, snaking line of trucks waiting to cross the border...
* Manila - City-wide truck ban starts February in
Manila,Philippines -Rappler -5 Feb 2014: -- Truck owners and operators will have to rethink routes that traverse the city of Manila soon, as the local government is set to implement a city-wide ban on trucks as early as Monday, February 10... The ban, which was signed into law by Mayor Joseph Estrada on Wednesday, February 5, covers "cargo trucks, gravel and sand trucks, cement mixers and other heavy cargo trucks with 8 wheels and up or whose gross vehicle weights exceed 4,500 kilograms." More than 4,000 buses enter and traverse the Philippine capital on a daily basis, according to Vice Mayor Isko Moreno... Trucks cannot enter or pass through the city from 5 am to 9 pm. Violators, will be fined P5,000 along with possible impoundment... Trucks will be allowed to traverse only designated "truck routes" from 9 pm to 5 am, except Sundays and holidays...
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