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Then how to calculate the cost increase? Tax simulators –tools that allow to
calculate the exact tax cost for a specific route and vehicle– might be the
answer, but haulage companies are afraid that these do not cover the entire
bill. Also Karl Debruyn from Transmet expresses his concerns: “Tax
simulators do not take into account empty kilometres, nor maintenance
visits or the extra costs for our breakdown service. Customers restrict tax
calculations to their tours, meaning that a substantial part of the tax cost
will be fully presented to the transport sector”. According toTruck &
Business, this misunderstanding can only be avoided if logistic parties offer
full transparency to their customers about total costs and profitability per
tour. This encounters calculating the true impact on total transport activities
and might start a meaningful dialogue between shippers and haulage
companies.
Despite the extra burdens that are associated with the new kilometre tax,
shippers and transport companies can also seize this opportunity to
intensify their collaboration and work on saving costs and improving
efficiency together. Trucks running empty will be subject to even greater
financial penalties, and measures to increase the load factor will be
prioritized more than ever before. Possible approaches that can improve the
efficiency of road transport include the use of more efficient and more
powerful planning tools, consolidation of transport flows and the use of LHVs
with a maximum permissible weight of 60 ton. In that context, the
kilometre-based charging system may trigger more alignment and may
enable the entire industry to take its first steps towards fundamentally
smarter transport solutions.