German premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz’s decision to cut its freight costs by 10% from 1 February, resulting in a corresponding reduction in freight rates, has caused uproar among the country’s SME road hauliers serving the industry [The Loadstar]
They see the move as squeezing already slim margins further.
Industry federation BGL claimed such a move, thought to be industry-wide, lacke legitimacy and it would push its members out of a market of «ruinous» rates in favour of low-cost providers from Eastern Europe.
An article by Ranking.kz analyses the reasons and consequences of increasing railway transportation tariffs in Kazakhstan, examining their necessity for infrastructure modernisation and potential impact on the economy
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