Domestic carriers make counterproposal as Navotas truck ban looms

As the limited truck ban in Navotas City is set to start in January, domestic shipping lines are requesting the city government to implement…

The Movers Are Moving Away

On our way back from our extended weekend break, we passed by a newly-built distribution center, with many trucks, seemingly new, parked outside.  …

Skyway management suspends window hours for Manila-bound trucks using SLEX, STAR Tollway

The order implementing window hours for Manila-bound trucks from South Luzon that will traverse the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Southern Tagalog Arterial Road…

Window hours for trucks going to Manila using SLEX, STAR Tollway

Starting October 14, window hours will be implemented for trucks coming from South Luzon that will traverse the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Southern…

DOTr looking to accredit private MVICs by 2020

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) hopes to authorize by first quarter of next year the operation of private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (MVICs) that…

PPA scraps weighing fee for containers, Ro-Ro cargoes

Starting January 1, 2020, terminal operators may no longer collect weighing fee on domestic outbound laden containers and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargoes, according to the…

DPWH open to new extension of anti-overloading moratorium

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is amenable to extending once again the moratorium on the enforcement of the anti-overloading policy for…

PH national standards for safe, sustainable road freight transport released

The Philippine Bureau of Standards (PBS) has crafted guidelines and recommendations that land fleet operators and freight forwarders may adopt for reliable, safe, cost-efficient…

BOC indefinitely suspends implementation of truckers’ registration

Following concerns raised by stakeholders, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is holding off implementation of a new order requiring truckers’ registration. Customs Commissioner Rey…

NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 opens Feb 26

The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10, the elevated expressway that traverses the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan, will be opened…

Truckers oppose BOC registration, claim new policy is ‘redundant’

The registration of truckers with the Bureau of Customs under Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) 05-2019 is “redundant”, as truckers already comply with the franchising…

LTFRB: 15-year-old trucks may still renew franchise

Philippine truck operators with units that are 15 years or older may still renew their franchise until June 30, 2020 provided the trucks pass…

Truckers’ protest rally suspended

The protest rally of the Alliance of Philippine Broker and Trucking Associations is suspended today (November 21) to give way to discussions with government…

DOTr, PPA: trucking holiday not effective, only 8% of trucks in Manila ports joined

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the first day of the trucking holiday on Nov 19 staged by some…

CTAP members to jack up trucking rates due to higher costs, empty returns problem

The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) will increase rates as costs have risen due to higher fuel and spare parts expenses…

PH truckers, brokers threaten Nov. 19 ‘day of rest’

Several trucking and customs brokers’ organizations are planning a trucking holiday starting November 19 to force the Philippine government to address difficulties in returning…

CTAP rules on diversion of empties to common yard

THE Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has issued supplemental rules on return of empty containers, specifically when empties should be diverted…

Logistics part of NEDA’s PH national transport policy

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Philippine National Transport Policy (NTP), which…

CTAP outlines rules for empty container returns

The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) has released guidelines for members to follow to cope with the increasing difficulty of returning…

PUCP joins calls to amend IRR of truck anti-overloading law; “looming” port congestion feared

The Port Users Confederation of the Philippines, Inc. (PUCP) recommends amending the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Overloading Act to allow truckers…