Belarus's road transport services exports grew by more than 1.5 times in January-May

August 5, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA/. The volume of export of services of road transport of Belarus has increased in January-May by more than 1.5 times, said today to journalists the chairman of the association of international road carriers "BAMAP" Nikolai Borovoy, BELTA correspondent reports.

According to data for five months, the inflow of foreign currency from the export of road transport services amounted to $356.6 million (growth rate of 156.1% compared to the same period in 2010 and more than 200% compared to the five months of 2009). Including for freight road transport, this figure was almost $330 million, which is 60% more than for the five months of 2010. In the current year, export operations are increasing, carriers are growing in the volume of services rendered, emphasized Nikolai Borovoy. Based on the results of the foreign economic activity of carriers, a positive balance of road transport services in the amount of over $206 million has been formed, which is about 23% of the total positive balance of services of Belarus.

By 2015, carriers face the task of increasing the export of services by 2.5 times, which will require considerable effort. Today, the main restraining factors for the growth of efficiency of transport organizations are vehicle downtime at loading and unloading points, and waiting for document processing at customs clearance points. Tax administration also needs simplification, believes the head of BAMAP.

This year, the situation with the renewal of rolling stock has improved. According to the results of the first half of the year, motor transport enterprises acquired about 1 thousand vehicles. As a result, up to 60% of the fleet of Belarusian carriers are vehicles of the Euro-3, Euro-4, and Euro-5 environmental standards. The renewal was mainly due to the purchase of imported equipment, with domestic MAZ vehicles accounting for up to 13% of the carriers' fleet. In total, the fleet of motor transport organizations numbers about 12 thousand trucks, and transportation is carried out to more than 40 countries worldwide. "Our task is not just to transport goods, but also to organize safe work," noted Nikolai Borovoy, adding that a long-haul truck driver must be an example of exemplary behavior on the road. -0-