RHA Recovery Group says "Give us a break Mr Livingstone"
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"Hauliers can no longer absorb soaring cost increases" warns RHA
The Road Haulage Association has criticised buyers of road haulage services who refuse to discuss rate increases, despite the soaring cost of diesel.
Diesel costs have risen by 31% in the past year and now typically represent 40% of the operating costs of a 44-tonne truck.
RHA Chief Executive Roger King said: "We have been astonished to learn of a small number of buyers, incuding some household names, that appear to be set on using their purchasing muscle to squeeze transport suppliers by refusing even to discuss rate increases, even though costs are rising at an unprecendented rate.
"It is one thing for haulier and customer to work in partnership to find costs savings through more efficient operations, it it quite another to expect a supplier in a competitive sector to do the same work taking the whole burden of soaring oil prices.
"It is vital that hauliers pass on the increases in their costs to their customers," concluded Roger King.
