Victorians will pay more for goods including electronics and fuel once the West Gate Tunnel opens, with a trucking group saying hefty new road tolls for heavy vehicles will simply be passed on to consumers. – Herald Sun
They are never happy are they? The road freight industry asked for this road upgrade and were involved and consulted on the planning and now they do not want to pay?
We need more freight on rail to reduce transport costs. Freight forwarders should be asking for rates from rail companies and Port Rail Shuttles will reduce costs for shippers. There is a great opportunity to use rail to and from the Port of Melbourne with Dandenong and Somerton intermodal terminals coming online first but taken years to get developed.
it is time to lower freight costs by using rail and reducing the number of trucks using the roads in inner Melbourne.
The Port of Melbourne handled a national record of 3.4 million containers last year, an increase of 9.3 per cent in just 12 months. Rail is now the only viable solution to addressing this increased demand but the Government refuses to acknowledge there is a problem. Melbourne roads to cop tripling of trucks as rail freight plans flounder, freight policy review urgently required.
