Truck drivers call off strike
Truck drivers have called off a strike which was supposed to start today (Monday) after their employers agreed to raise the salaries.
The truck owners agreed to raise the salaries of the truck drivers after the government agreed to raise haulage fees from US$1, 500 per tonne per kilometer to US$2,700 per tonne per kilometer for international haulage.
Locally, the haulage fees have now been raised to K100 per tonne per kilometer.
However, some truck owners said the new salaries, an average of K100, 000 per month per driver, can only be sustained if the hauliers get business from both the government and the private sector.
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The picture on the article says a lot. It shows where the increment will go.
Wrong rates reported here on international haulage. Using this rate for 28 tonnes from Dar to Lilongwe would cost $113milion!