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Goods getting stuck because drivers have no FC licenses
The transport of goods in many localities of the country has become stagnant because many truck drivers do not have FC licenses as required by the Ministry of Transport.
Under a new decision, released by the Ministry of Transport on July 1, 2010, all truck drivers must have a new kind of driver’s license - an FC license.
Dragon fruits cannot be sold because of lack of FC licenses
According to gardeners and dragon fruit export companies in Binh Thuan Province, since July 1, when the decision took effect, the volume of dragon fruits carried to the north and exported to China has dropped by 30 to 40 percent.
It is now the highest point in dragon fruit harvesting season. However, enterprises have announced they would not collect dragon fruit from farmers any more, because they still have hundreds of tonnes of dragon fruit in stocks. The problem is that most truck drivers do not have FC licenses as required. Therefore, many trucks have to stay idle, and only a few trucks can carry dragon fruit to other provinces to sell. As the result, gardeners cannot sell the products.
The owners of enterprises now have to move heaven and earth to look for truck drivers who have FC licenses. However, there are only a few drivers who have licenses.
Hieu Ngoc Enterprise in Binh Thuan Province, for example, has 10 trucks and 20 drivers who specialize in carrying dragon fruit for HIeu Ngoc itself and providing services to other enterprises. However, as only two of the drivers have FC licenses, the other 18 drivers have to stay off work.
Meanwhile, in Binh Thuan Province, there is only one center which trains vehicle drivers. The center will only be able to organize the test to grant FC license in September 2010.
According to the Binh Thuan Police, there are some 800 truck drivers in the province, and only 30 percent of them have FC licenses. Therefore, most of the drivers now have to sit idle until they can get them.
Goods getting stuck, businesses suffer
In Hai Phong port city, the goods transport has become stagnant after the decision on requiring FC driving license took effect.
Pham Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Director of Hoang Nga Transport, said that the company only has two drivers who have FC license, therefore, only two trucks can carry goods, while 30 other trucks have been laying idle. Huong said that the total expenses for the 30 idle trucks may reach 15 million dong. Meanwhile, the company cannot fulfill the orders of clients.
Similarly, Nam Duong Transport Company has 11 trucks, but only one driver has FC license. In order to fulfill the orders of clients, on July 1, the company had to hire three trucks to carry goods. Representative of the company said that it loses seven million dong per day because of the 10 trucks that have been left idle.
Ly Lien Binh, Deputy General Director New Hope Company, said that the company needs to import nearly 20,000 tonnes of materials a month. If the transport stagnation cannot be improved, the company will lack materials for production.
At Chua Ve port, goods have been stuck because of no container lorries to carry goods. Vu Nam Than from Chua Ve Container Loading and Unloading Company said that from June 28 to July 4, the port received 9,027 TEUs, but only 5,019 TEUs have been cleared. A total of 11,300 TEUs have been left sitting at the port.
vietnamnet, SGTT
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