Local
petroleum transporters have stopped using the Dar-es-Salaam corridor in
the transportation of imported fuel following the introduction by the
Tanzanian government of a Vehicle Load Act that reduces the weight of
the cargo they can carry.
The Vehicle Load
Act, which will come into effect on March 1, will compel transporters to
reduce the number of litres to be loaded from Dar-se-Salaam by 4,000
litres. The truckers say this obliterates the profit margin by
increasing the costs of meeting the new standards.
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