12/03/2026
You may have noticed the recent sharp rise in diesel prices. Unfortunately, service stations often increase pump prices immediately when fuel market movements occur, and in many cases before transport operators are actually paying the higher wholesale replacement cost.
This creates a situation where freight businesses are forced to absorb increased fuel costs straight away, while existing freight rates remain unchanged. As fuel is one of the largest operating expenses in the transport industry besides wages, these sudden increases place significant pressure on carriers.
As a small, family-owned transport business, we operate on tight margins and simply do not have the capacity that large corporations with significant revenue do to absorb these sudden cost increases for extended periods of time.
Fuel levies are used across the transport industry to help manage these fluctuations. They allow the fuel component of freight pricing to move in line with diesel costs rather than continually adjusting base freight rates.
We always aim to keep any adjustments as fair and transparent as possible and only apply them when necessary to reflect genuine increases in operating costs.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support.
