* Manila - Operators can file appeal if truck still roadworthy
-- Age is relative, after all, even for trucks... After drawing protests last week, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) agreed to let operators of old trucks prove their roadworthiness and skirt a year-old policy that imposes an age limit on cargo haulers... Operators of trucks-for-hire may now file an appeal for their franchise to remain valid under a new provision approved by the LTFRB... The agency’s plan to phase out trucks that are 15 years old and above drew protests from transports groups on May 18, particularly those servicing the ports in Manila... According to Teddy Gervacio, president of the Integrated North Harbor Truckers Association, around 2,000 to 3,000 trucks have been phased out since last year under the LTFRB policy... Gervacio warned that of the 300,000 trucks nationwide, up to 80 percent would be taken off the road if the policy is not modified...
(Photo) -- Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Daily Inquirer, by Erika Sauler - May 24, 2015Labels: trucking industry news worldwide
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