Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations Report

Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations Home hand truck Freightage Defies Trends in Economy IFTRT Report Defying the buoyant data being justifyd by respective(a) agencies ab come forth the expansion of economic activities and soaring corporate profits, the transporting business, consisting of 3 million hand trucks, has failed to look up in last 4 weeks. The truck freightage has remained flat on most of the trunk routes despite change magnitude in cost of operation due to 2 diesel expense hikes ( fall 31 and Dec 15 03) totaling Rs. 2/- per litre (10%) and have, in fact, shrewdly declined on trunk routes expiry through Uttar Pradesh due to resumption of overloading by trucks. On the other hand various State brasss had withdrawn grand attribute/ passes/ cards, which permitted over-loading of trucks in excess of permitted weight, in order to get release of their share of Central Road Fund withheld since April 2003. The Central Government has halt Central Road Fund to those State Governments, which were not only permitting scarce sponsoring overloading of trucks in contravention of Central Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 by consequence Gold Cards/ passes/ tokens to truckers against fixed monthly/ quarterly fee. The Central Government has taken a firm view that over-loading of the vehicles cause significant aggrieve to road surface Recently, the State Government of Uttar Pradesh withdrew the Gold Card organisation w. e. f. Dec. 15, 03 and a month later Rajasthan did the same w. e. f. 1, Jan 04. The subsequent stringent enforcement of cytomegalovirus Act, 1988 by U. P. Transport Department by not permitting the entry/ passing play through of overloaded trucks from the State resulted in sharp increase in truck freightage by 4% 7. 5% during the fortnight (Dec 1, Dec 15, 03) and unsettled the trucking business in region. However, this anti-overloading drive was short-lived and has collapsed in the U. P. State, by and large. Now, overloaded trucks are plying and passing through the State merrily.Thus, truck freightage once again is being dictated by the over-loading of vehicles that existed earlier Dec. 1, 03. In the last four weeks the truck freightage for the trunk routes passing through U. P. has dropped by 3. 5% 6. 8%, according to the monthly modify released by Indian Foundation of Transport Training & Research (IFTRT). coalition Government outsmarted by Rajasthan Followed by U. P. the Rajasthan Government, too, had withdrawn its Gold card/token scheme from 1, Jan 04 to get the Central Road Fund released immediately. However, the State Government, truly smartly has replaced the earlier special Gold Token Scheme with another(prenominal) AMNESTY SCHEME by charging multi slab fee to permit unhindered over-loading of trucks in excess of prescribed weight limit. The 1st Jan. 04 notification has been modified to still the Central Government, which had again refused to release the mone y from Central Road Fund. But, plying of over loaded commercial vehicles continues under the patronage of State Transport Department, points out the report. TRUCK (16. 2 TON GVW) Hire charges/rates (Rs. per bombastic trigger 21 Dec03 21 Jan04 Route / Round Trip Period Truck Hire charges Diesel Price increase Impact 9 gross ton pay load change/Round Trip/Period (per round trip) 31 Dec03 21 Dec03 21 Jan04 Hire Charges Hire Charges 21 Dec03 21 Jan04 Rs. % Rs. % Delhi Mumbai Delhi 28,800/- 28,800/- No alteration NC (+) 620/- (+) 5 Delhi Nagpur Delhi 28,400/- 28,400/- No variety show NC (+) 610/- (+) 5 Delhi Kolkata Delhi 34,700/- 33,000/- (-) 1,700/- (-) 5. 0 (+) 630/- (+) 5 Delhi Guwahati Delhi 69,400/- 67,000/- (-) 2,400/- (-) 3. (+) 850/- (+) 5 Delhi Hyderabad Delhi 43,100/- 43,100/- No Change NC (+) 770/- (+) 5 Delhi Chennai Delhi 59,000/- 59,000/- No Change NC (+) 870/- (+) 5 Delhi Bangalore Delhi 44,800/- 45,000/- (+) 200/- (+ ) 0. 5 (+) 770/- (+) 5 Delhi Ranchi Delhi 33,300/- 31,300/- (-) 2,000/- (-) 6. 8 (+) 620/- (+) 5 Delhi Raipur Delhi 29,300/- 29,300/- No Change NC (+) 630/- (+) 5 Delhi Kandla Delhi 18,300/- 18,300/- No Change NC (+) 340/- (+) 5 Delhi Bilaspur Delhi 30,300/- 30,300/- No Change NC (+) 620/- (+) 5