According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Dariush Bagher Javan, Director General of Passenger Transportation of the Roads Organization, said: "According to the latest agreements we have with the Ministry of Industry, 300,000 tires of heavy tires have entered the country's customs and have been approved according to Mohammad's order." Minister of Roads and Urban Development, this number of tires with government currency should be allocated to drivers; This number of tires can solve some of the drivers' problems in the next three or four months; But for the rest of the year, another solution must be devised.

Where did the truck tire challenge start?

With the beginning of the protests of the drivers of heavy road vehicles in the spring of 1397, the two Ministries of Roads and Urban Development and Industry thought of measures to solve the numerous problems of truck drivers; The main problem for truck drivers was the turmoil in the tire market, which caused any dealer to offer it at any price.

Finally, a system was designed by the Ministry of Industry and information on the number of imported and manufactured tires was uploaded; This system was provided to the Roads and Transportation Organization for implementation, and the provincial offices of this organization, at the request of drivers or owners of heavy freight and passenger fleets (trucks and buses), issued remittances at a reasonable price.

This system was well received by drivers and truckers as long as it had a high difference in the price of remittance tires with open market tires; However, since the beginning of this year, when the government currency ($ 4,200 Tomans) was removed from the import of tires and half of the currency was allocated to the import of tires, the process of issuing drivers' remittances gradually decreased; In addition, the abuse of a number of importers who imported tires in government currency but priced and sold these imported items in the name of imports in half currency, as well as the gradual increase in the price difference between half and government currency in recent weeks, has led to Once again, there will be problems for truckers and drivers of trucks and passenger cars.

Secretary of the Truck Owners Association: Four hundred and sixty-five thousand imported tires with government currency are available at customs.

Ahmad Karimi, secretary of the Truck Owners Association, said about the problems of truck drivers and truckers in supplying tires: "With the decision of the Cabinet, the government currency for importing tires was removed from the beginning of this year and the half currency was replaced." This increased the price of tires many times over.

He added: "The same number of tires that were imported with government currency before the announcement of this government decree to the Ministry of Silence, faced problems in distribution, and some importers and sellers who have stated the number of imported tires in the heavy tire supply system." They abused and sold government-imported tires in half currency.

The Secretary of the Truckers' Association continued: "Following this abuse, the Ministry of Industry and the Roads Organization deactivated the heavy tire distribution system, then proceeded to count the declared imported tires with the number of tires supplied." Has been.

The tire distribution system will reopen this week

According to Karimi, according to the announcement of the Highway Organization, from the beginning of this week, the heavy tire distribution system will be reopened by the General Directorate of Highways and Road Transport of the provinces to introduce to the desired stores.

First Vice President's order to distribute imported tires with the same currency of 4200 Tomans

He referred to the recent order of Ishaq Jahangiri, the first vice president, and stated: "According to this order, the tires that have been imported in government currency and its import has been declared until September 1, in government currency (4200 Tomans) are to be held The road fleet should be located.

Karimi described the heavy tires imported with government currency as 465,000 and added: "The government's decision to eliminate the government currency for importing heavy tires was a strategic mistake; Because it caused eighteen to twenty-two percent increase in the price of heavy tires, this product has a similar effect on the freight rate based on ton-kilometers, and the owner of the product has to increase the price of the product by the same ratio.

Five million heavy tires are consumed annually in the country

The secretary of the Truckers' Association said: "We consume five million tires a year in total for inter-city and inter-city transportation and freight and passenger transportation;" One million units are domestically produced and the rest must be imported. This number, which is to be distributed in government currency (four hundred and sixty-five thousand units), will not even meet the needs of fleet owners by the end of this year.

Strange prices of heavy tires in the open market!

He attributed the increase in heavy tire prices to the increase in tire smuggling in recent months, saying that some imported heavy tire brands had seen prices skyrocket; One of the famous French brands is being sold at a price of twenty-eight million Tomans per pair (rings worth fourteen million Tomans). This tire is used in oil trucks due to its high transport sensitivity.

Karimi considered the size of twelve by twenty-four to be the most used size for trucks and fleets in old age and said: 750, 185 and 235 are the most used sizes in the freight and passenger sectors of the country, which are mainly used in inner-city trucks to transport furniture and food. , Are other high-consumption tire sizes. At present, Chinese tires have increased from 3.5 million pairs to 8 million tomans per pair. Iranian tires are at the border of 7 million tomans per pair; Indian tires have also increased from 4.5 million to 14 million tomans.

According to the road transport activist, the killers need to change their tires every 20,000 kilometers, so that they have to replace their tires with new ones five times a year.

Official in charge of the Highways Organization: We are facing a shortage of tires in the distribution system

Dariush Bagherjavan, Director General of Passenger of the Roads and Transportation Organization, referring to the beginning of nationwide protests by truck drivers in late spring 1397 following the increase in heavy tire prices, reminded: Following the drivers' protests, officials of the Ministry of Roads and Industry decided to monitor imports Distribution and sale of tires should be done systematically and with the direct link of the driver to the tire banker.

He continued: "According to this, the design system and the general departments of highways and road transportation of the provinces were obliged to export rubber remittances only within the system and to issue paper remittances."

Baqerjavan said: "We have on the agenda to get this system out of the monopoly of the provincial highway administrations and the drivers themselves to enter the tire distribution system directly;" Of course, it seems that more monitoring should be done on the existing system at the moment.

Details of the activity of the heavy tire distribution system in the last two years

The director of the tire distribution system in the Road Organization continued: "Since this system was launched in 1397, three million and eighty thousand tires have been registered in it." Two million and eight hundred thousand of these numbers have led to the issuance and receipt of remittances by the fleet owner and another two hundred and eighty thousand rings have remained in the system.

Regarding the reason for the complaints of the drivers of the heavy fleet of roads, both freight and passenger, in recent days, he said: "Drivers believe that due to the low variety of sizes and brands and the small number of tires in the system, it does not meet the needs of drivers;" Although the price of the tires in the system is completely controlled and the price of the goods is also listed on the remittance, but despite the numerous references of fleet owners and drivers to the provincial road departments, they can not choose the size and brand of tire due to lack of it.

Bagherjavan stated: At present, the allocated currency for tires, both in the import of goods and in the import of raw materials for manufacturing factories, has been transferred from group one to group three (half currency); It is natural that the price increases. If in the past drivers welcomed the operation of the tire distribution system, it was because of the huge difference between the price of the tires in it and the price of the tires on the market; But at present there is not much difference between the price of remittance tires and the open market.

Minister of Roads order to distribute tires with government currency

Director General of Passenger Transportation of the Roads Organization said: "According to the latest agreements we have had with the Ministry of Industry, currently 300,000 tires of heavy tires have entered the country's customs and approved by order of Mohammad Eslami, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, this number of tires in government currency." Be allocated to drivers; This number of tires can solve some of the drivers' problems in the next three or four months; But for the rest of the year, another solution must be devised.

The latest price of heavy tires in the system of the Road Authority

According to the official in charge of the Highways Organization, the main consumption of heavy tires in the country is 16 and 750 rims, which are used for trucks and minibuses; Bus and truck sizes are 185, 315 and 12 by 24, which are mostly used in trailers and insoles. Prices are included in the remittance issued to drivers, from a pair of two million and two hundred thousand tomans to six million tomans, depending on the brand. When a remittance is issued, its price is mentioned in the remittance, which is the criterion; Drivers should not pay more than one rial; If more dealers ask for it, drivers should notify the provincial provincial highways.