• Just 72 hours after helping British hauliers in their
9th April 1998, Page 6
9th April 1998
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biggest show of strength in years, John Donald of Kent's Donald Transport has been forced to "shut the doors of his business" because of the diesel price hikes. The seven-vehicle, 14-trailer general haulage fleet had seven full-time and three part-time drivers. "The reason for the fold is 75% to do with the recent fuel increases and 25% to do with late payers," says Donald. "I have had to tell the drivers they no longer have a job." He warns that hauliers are struggling to make profits because of the fuel increases, so they cannot afford to invest in their businesses.
"If something isn't done soon, more and more hauliers will be caught in ever decreasing circles leading to the bankruptcy court," he says.