In federal Transport Minister, ministers and members of all countries Verkehrsauschüsse Germany and the EU. received
Ladies and Gentlemen,
representative of the many responses we are because of our "need all-diesel", we hereby demand that the strongly burden the transport industry in no case further, but to day chores.
Here are some facts:
Most trucks that global players and large carriers like Dachser, DPD, GLS, Schenker, to name a few, are on the road belong mainly to the many thousands of smaller transport companies to ensure their vehicles, that the vital supply of all citizens is guaranteed to work and the production chains in Europe smoothly.
97% of companies in the transport sector are so-called micro and small enterprises, facing fierce cost pressures are exposed and this is no longer in the very near future.
The following points are threatening their existence and so many jobs, including the transport sector also:
first The general increase in costs for personnel, insurance, interest, and the introduction of the toll and the digital tachograph is between 15 and 25%.
second The high fuel prices that have risen in the period from 2002 to 2008 by 100% to make up to 30% operating costs, although prices have fallen back slightly.
third In future, this company a 41 to 88% toll increase comes to strength.
4th Other personnel costs resulting from the which came into force "professional driver qualification regulation. The training for existing drivers strikes every five years with 1,000 € per driver to book, and the proposed basic qualification for new drivers with 5,000 €, which shall be borne mainly by the companies, because drivers missing already in the labor market.
5th It must be because of the "green zones" to invest in new vehicles to continue to guarantee the supply in the inner cities.
6. Eine Weitergabe der Kostensteigerungen, insbesondere der Kraftstoffpreise und die zu erwartende Mauterhöhung, an Auftrageber/Verlader ist aufgrund der bestehenden Marktstrukturen (Subunternehmerverhältnisse) und der Marktmacht der Großen in den meisten Fällen nicht möglich. Viele der kleineren Transportunternehmen erhalten ihre Aufträge ausschließlich von diesen großen Auftraggebern.
Die Transportunternehmen verfügen über keine finanziellen Spielräume mehr, um die Situation selbst zu entschärfen. Rund 60 % der Logistik- und Verkehrsunternehmen erwirtschaftet laut Statischem Bundesamt einen Umsatz von weniger als 250.000 Euro im Jahr. Die erzielten Gewinne bei diesen Unternehmen liegen zwischen 15 and 20%, of which investments are needed and the entrepreneur's family must live.
The BAT is concerned because of the experience with the introduction of tolls and internal factors that up to 10% of companies are threatened with insolvency. This would entail a loss of up to 32,000 jobs to be.
As an immediate measure, the introduction of a commercial diesel and / or a uniformly low diesel tax for all commercial transportation operating modes, as has the international road transport organization IRU required, in particular relieve the smaller carriers. We also call for further harmonization
steps within the European Union in the areas of taxes and inspections of working conditions that should be implemented as quickly as possible, and a noticeable reduction in bureaucracy. It just decided, Senen "modernization law of accident insurance" also means an extra burden for the small businesses that arise because, through changes in reporting procedures, new information requirements.
Dear Mr. Minister, you should not hesitate to engage in the transport industry, because without respect of transport perform the majority of the many small carriers, lack of logistics and export and the mainstay of all Germans would be the Losers in global competition.
Sincerely
BAT Board
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