PH truckers given ultimatum to comply with anti-overloading law by 2019
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it expects truckers to upgrade their trucks and to finally comply with the anti-overloading law…
PH truckers reissue call to extend moratorium on anti-overloading law
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is asking the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to once again extend the…
Almost 3 years after TABS adoption, PPA issues rules; agency to get 20% from TABS revenue
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has released an order stipulating the rules for the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), almost three…
PH moratorium on truck overloading prohibition extended anew
The Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) have once again extended for another six months the moratorium…
CTAP eyes Duterte meet in attempt to quash 15-year truck age policy
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is planning to seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte to raise its concern over…
Truckers seek repeal of DOTr order on 15-year truck age limit
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is requesting the Department of Transportation to revoke a new department order that will effectively…
PPA revisits TABS penalties, solicits public feedback
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is reviewing the implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) and its penalties as it still sees “room…
DOTr order effectively imposes 15-year age limit for trucks
Trucking organizations are seeking a dialogue with government to discuss a new order by the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) that effectively imposes a…
CTAP to deploy emergency responders for road incidents involving trucks
The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) is planning to create an emergency response team that will be called upon to handle…
Pacific Roadlink eyes stronger operations in VisMin in 2017
Depot operator Pacific Roadlink Logistics, Inc. (PRLI) is eyeing expansion into more areas, especially in the Visayas and Mindanao, next year as it foresees…
MMDA withdraws all truck ban exemptions except for TABS-booked trucks
All previous issuances covering exemptions on the truck ban, except those on trucks booked through the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), have been indefinitely…
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,…
Website of ICTSI’s Manila hub reflects new TABS functions
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has added new features on the website of its flagship Manila International Container Terminal’s (MICT), allowing…
MICT slashes by 50% booking fee for TABS high-demand slots
Rates for the high-demand zone under the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) have been reduced by half for a limited period as Manila International…
Queues at Manila port shorten as truckers get the hang of TABS
Truck arrivals have begun to spread out within the 24-hour period, weeks after port operators started to strictly implement the Terminal Appointment Booking System…
TABS website to add feature promoting greater transparency
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) may soon add a feature on the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) website that would allow…
