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The State Lorry Owners’ Federation has decided to summation lorry freight charges by 25% from June 15, citing the crisp emergence successful diesel prices, which it attributed to the ongoing struggle betwixt the U.S. and Iran, and the consequent summation successful operating costs.
A solution to this effect was adopted astatine the federation’s enforcement committee gathering successful Namakkal that was presided implicit by the federation president C. Dhanraj connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026).
One of the resolutions noted that diesel prices had accrued by up to ₹8 a litre successful caller weeks, placing an further fiscal load connected lorry owners and forcing them to revise freight rates. The summation successful freight charges had go unavoidable successful presumption of rising substance costs and different operational expenses. It besides urged the Union authorities to instrumentality steps to modulate diesel prices and supply alleviation to the transport sector.
The federation opposed the mandatory installation of Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTDs) successful lorries, contending that the strategy was chiefly intended for rider vehicles and would enforce an unnecessary fiscal load connected motortruck operators.
Expressing interest implicit the summation successful fittingness certificate fees for vehicles older than 15 years, the federation said the higher charges would adversely impact tiny transport operators who beryllium connected a constricted fig of vehicles for their livelihood. It urged the authorities to retreat the revised interest structure.
The enforcement committee besides called upon the Transport Department to fortify enforcement against overloading of goods vehicles and behaviour regular inspections connected nationalist highways to curb the practice.
