Costs up
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THE first six months of 19131, uliers' operating costs rose by iht per cent, according to the ,ad Haulage Association.
There were increases in labour sts (including drivers, fitters d salaried staff) of 2.25 per nt, and road tax went up by 0.5 r cent. But more than half of a increase is due to fuel prices establishment charges and hide insurance account for 3 balance.
Despite the climbdown by the iancellor following the last idget, the RHA says that ''the 1)ent increase in the price of 31 continues to cause great ncern and has effectively nullid the reduction in fuel tax (ten nce a gallon) which came into 'ect after these cost figures )re collated.
'Most hauliers' customers d already discounted the fuel < reduction in negotiations th hauliers on rates," it claims,