Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:53:45 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO A CRACKDOWN on Zambian tankers has continued in Tanzania as 10 trucks were on Friday impounded by that country’s revenue authority on account that they were over-length and were only released after owners paid a penalty fee of US$50 for each for what it terms as abnormal loading. Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia (PTAZ) secretary general Benson Tembo yesterday told the Sunday Nation that Tanzanian authorities had come up with another charge against Zambian tankers where they were forced to pay US$25 each as they are considered abnormal loads because of the size of the trailers which are longer than those from that country’s trucks. Mr. Tembo said more surcharges have continued to be slapped on Zambian tankers in Tanzania to discourage them from entering that country as a deterrent measure to promote their companies so that they exclusively deal with the Zambian Government over fuel haulage. He said as […]
