Despite the decision of the majority of issues of concern to the international avtogruzoperevozchikov whole last year, the market continued fever. In February 2009, the carriers announced service reductions of import and export traffic by almost 40% (according to Goskomstat, in January - February of the company transferred the entire road transport 15.9 million tonnes, representing 67% of the same period in 2008 ).

in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, the volume of import traffic, according to experts, have declined by 10-15%, export - by 15-20%. With regard to traffic there, they have suffered due to decline in the demand for building materials, metal, rubble, timber, which had previously been at least 60% of exports. In imports primarily affected the transport of goods of mass demand and cars. For many companies due to the introduction of 13%-Term premiums rates of import duty on cars in the pictures worth almost 100% auto - Yuri Zbagersky recognized, the financial director of KamAZ-Trans Service. And although August 4, Economy Ministry, responding to the demands of the WTO, declared unconditional lifting of the allowance of up to 07.09.09, in the opinion of experts, the big role it has not played since the time lost and the previous demand for imported cars is unlikely to recover soon.

In general, however, as the August-September for most carriers is traditionally the low season, the situation could get worse. Already, in many idle about 70% of vehicles - says Valery Chernenko, General Director of Vast-Trans. - I do not think that by fall the situation will improve. Moreover, at the end of the year the market will take about 30% of companies who would be forced to freeze or activities, or to sell cars. The only question is to whom and for how much, because the cost of cars has declined in 2-2,5 times compared with the value of their purchases in August 2008, almost all carriers are afraid of recurrence in our market situation, which is now observed in the Baltic countries, where entrepreneurs are left without jobs, exercise equipment almost at the price of scrap metal.

events taking

addition to the purely market-based causes of the crisis, not least to reduce the volume of international avtogruzoperevozok in Europe took a more stringent environmental requirements for Engineering (not below the euro-3), as well as the rising cost of travel on highways at lower freight rates for 40 -- 50%. Podkuzmila carriers and to the authorities, takes the market to regulate the administrative means. Cabinet Decree № 226 dated 25.02.09 was to determine the minimum rate for a 1 km transport rate determined in accordance with the retail cost of 1 liter of fuel. For cars with carrying capacity of 10-20 tons, it is 1.1. As a result, the minimum value of 1 km inland transport market has increased from 2,5-3,5 grn. to administrative 6,12 UAH. However, it was easy on paper: shippers are not very happy to follow the requirements of the regulations, especially since no mechanism for forcing them to do this in the document is not (not in court to file the same in each case: so you can lose customers). The benefits market, these measures do not have: customers order the carriage to the old market rate edinonalozhnikam, which is advantageous, because they cost less.

entrepreneurs working on a common system of taxation, too, are forced to carry goods through the territory of Ukraine at market rates, but pay VAT on the basis of the tariffs for the carriage by the Cabinet of Ministers. Who needs this assistance from the State?

in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, the volume of import traffic, decreased by 10-15%, export - by 15-20%

Not everywhere wedge

is not to say that the carriers are sitting on their hands. For example, if they have previously fought for the trip to Europe, now some businesses are trying to move in the opposite direction (mainly on Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, etc.), where competition is less, and tariffs for the transportation of a little higher. However, quota permits for travel to Kazakhstan has already ceased in mid-July. However, the Association of International Road Carriers (AsMAP) asked Mintranssvyazi help increase the quota in Kazakhstan, Armenia and Tajikistan, though, let us in the last two countries is difficult to find a return load. Click to continue »