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IN A desperate attempt to in business small opera around Sheerness docks i banded together to f Sheerness Haulage Ass( tion.
Chairman David Mut told CM "The carpet is b pulled from under our fee northern hauliers able undercut us by up to 50 cent. It's a question of st val."
Most work from Sheer docks involves loads of f fruit carrying. This year, ti has been a fall off in amount of work available competition has bee( fiercer than ever.
"Backloading from Sh ness by northerners is nod new. But now when thE hardly enough work for locals, they are cutting throats," Mr Murphy car ued.
"A clasic example is banana run to Scotland.
"This time last year. I w( have made the run, chars £350 to E400. This year, no ern hauliers are doing same runs at £150 a run. Ido you cope with that?"
The new Association been in existence for aboi month, and already has members and a committe six.