By Harry Mottram: If the heat wasn’t bad enough and the way it affects logistics then there’s something even more troubling for hauliers: the hike in diesel prices. The fall-out from the continued unresolved on-off war between the USA and Iran has caused global financial instability and rises in oil, gas and fertiliser prices due to the closure of the strait of Hormuz. The UK Government and other European powers are powerless in their attempts to bring the conflict to an end as America and Iran are locked in a long term stalemate.
Logistics trade published Transport have reported on the growing crisis for Hauliers. They reported on the recent wave of pump price increases that had even prompted some…

