Bill excludes trailers, container chassis from need to secure PH franchise
A bill has been filed in the Philippine Lower House exempting trailers and container chassis from being considered motor vehicles, effectively sparing owners the…
MMDA to soon release list of approved towing rates
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is coming up with a unified list of towing rates to help truckers guard against overcharging towing companies,…
PH truckers’ group eyes revision of anti-overloading policy
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) will ask the government to revise the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Overloading…
Some PH truck owners exempt anew from anti-overloading law
Philippine truck operators have again been given more time to meet requirements before the anti-overloading law is imposed on trucks under Codes 12-2 and…
Confederation of Truckers Association of the Phils president inducted
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina (right) recently inducted into office new Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) president Mario Yap. Yap will lead…
Truckers servicing container terminals in the Philippines may soon have to secure accreditation from the Bureau of Customs (BOC). “I will be issuing a…
TABS compliance 96% on first week of full implementation
Operators of Manila’s container terminals said the first week of strict and full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) showed high compliance…
TABS protesters bent on work holiday starting March 7
A number of Manila port stakeholders that have banded together against the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) said they will push…
‘Unreasonable heavy metro traffic’ blamed for high trucking rates in PH
Heavy traffic in the metropolis is what’s stopping Philippine truckers from bringing down their service rates despite the continuing decline in fuel prices locally…
PH logistics industry cautiously upbeat about 2016 prospects
Though showing varying levels of optimism, stakeholders in the Philippine cargo transport industry see 2016 as a generally positive year, but one still presenting…
By RUPERT S. BAYOCOT, Director, Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines Both arrastre operators International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Asian Terminals…
PH Customs chief eyes weighing of import cargo inside ports, truck registration with BOC
Customs commissioner Alberto Lina said he will soon issue a memo that requires terminal operators to weigh import containers within the port before their…
MMC mulls opening Roxas Boulevard to truckers again
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is studying the possibility of allowing trucks to ply Roxas Boulevard, according to the head of the Philippine National…
Truck ban exemption for TABS users not yet in effect
Truckers with Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) reservations at Manila ports are being discouraged from plying roads during the truck ban even if a…
Low PH cargo volumes may temper effect of truck ban
Philippine cargo industry stakeholders have mixed views whether the re-imposed Metro Manila truck ban, which began on Sept 15, will trigger another massive congestion…
By RUPERT S. BAYOCOT, Director Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently extended the…
One-year freeze on PH anti-overloading law in effect
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formally extended for one year the moratorium on implementation of the anti-overloading policy covering certain…
Zero apprehensions so far for overloaded trucks in PH
The advisory further extending the suspension of the truck overloading policy is now only awaiting the signature of the transport secretary, but even without…
PH trucks face apprehension with anti-overloading law now in full effect
Philippine truckers must now fully conform to the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 8794 or the anti-overloading law…
