He reminds us that only by assessing debt collection in the first half increased sharply the number of the provisions of the bankruptcy court for transport companies. Eg by Euler Hermes are the 27 companies involved, while in the first half of 2008 – five.
- More than 80 percent road transport is a small company, with 3 to 5 road vehicles. – Explains the President Buczek – When I disappear, often this fact is not recorded.

According to him, now is a dangerous phenomenon for implementing the strategy practice of “survival” not only by minimizing the costs, including reducing the salaries of drivers and the resignation of the profits, but also by the escalation of fighting in freight rates, even below the cost of operations. Today the price of carriage of cargo, 40-tone set is significantly less than 1 euro per 1 km, which declined during the year by half.

- It’s debilitating process that can bring severe consequences also in better economic times during the period. – Stresses the president ZMPD.

He believes that now counts each new solution, conducive to improving the situation of road transport. Therefore, such urges financial institutions to more partnership with industry.

- Today, a number of transport companies met with representatives of the aggressive attitude of even the environment when trying to renegotiate contracts. – John Buczek stresses – particularly leasing companies do not listen to our arguments, in a very ruthless manner by enforcing its proprietary rights to the car and all the records in the contracts, especially those made “little print”.

Environment carriers has also to achieve a final agreement, which concluded in early June of Road Transport Forum with representatives of government and parliamentarians. Its effect is to change the number of rules, which currently raise operating costs, prevent or hinder the saving work of transport companies and drivers. Working material, which was formed in mid-July, can be used to create a design change in the laws, which promised the representatives of the Parliamentary Committee on carriers Infrastructure.

Were in the correct regulation of some of the problems reported among a dozen in three years by the environment of carriers, including shortening the control exercised by the Inspectorate of Road Transport, extending the period of temporary withdrawal from the movement of the vehicle while suspending the tax on transport and OC, the adoption of the model other European countries accelerated, 140-hour initial training mode drivers instead of the already enshrined in the Act 280-hour, etc. The carriers also expect a proper and unambiguous case diet regulate drivers, especially in the worrying situation that is created after last year’s resolution, the Supreme Court. The solution to this problem, promised Mr Janusz Piechociński, which has already prepared a bill of Deputies.

Always whirled in economy first shows in segment of utilitarian cars – comments Marek Konieczny, partner managed Delaer Consulting Group. On most simplification: firms cut costs and then salaries and then are enforced for discharge. Only when worse happens to employees demand falls on personal cars – tlanslators.

Konieczny checks off that it act to two part. First symptoms of end of crisis will be growth orders on deliver cars and trucks. Only later revival perceive vendors of personal cars – forecast expert.

The worst situation is in case of deliver cars. In December in Europe was sold 26,3% cars less. In whole year market has been shrunk about 10,4% In Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia or Latvia decreases was higher than 30% On this background Poland surpassed not bad. In whole year sold almost 58 thousand deliver cars, 8% more than year ago. Nevertheless, next months of 2008 brought smaller dynamics of growth. In December in spite of sell-out and promotion, it has found only 3,4% purchasers cars already more than year earlier.

In case of biggest trucks, number of registration in Europe fall in December about 15% Due to good first mid-year to whole 2008 sale decrease 2,2%. Polish dealers noted in December decrease of 13,2%. Proper to remember that in 2007 sold 70% trucks more than year earlier.

Crisis appropriation also to segment of bus and coach. December was first in 2008 month where sale was less than year ago. In scale of year was yet increment of 12%.