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Double whammy for reefers
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• The number of businesses in the temperature controlled distribution industry is set to plummet with the arrival of congestion charging, coupled with the Working Time Directive.
The double whammy of leg islation could drastically decrease companies' margins, warns Liam 01liff, managing director of Transfrigoroute UK, the organisation representing members within the industry.
"Historically, the industry could charge an excess due to the specialist nature of the work. But now supermarkets are calling the shots and demanding lower rates, forcing businesses to reduce margins."
The introduction of congestion charging could be the last straw for some businesses who need to make deliveries of perishable goods at specific times, he adds.
Transfhgoroute UK, whose members delivery schedules are mainly urban-based, believes a special dispensation should be made and plans to lobby Transport for London on their behalf.