“Morning – money, evening – chairs”
Sanctions imposed on Russia in 2022 led to the departure of numerous airlines and shipping companies, followed by European road transport operators. How reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta, citing the Central Bank, noted that in the spring of 2023, the volume of freight traffic returned to the level of the end of 2021 (according to Bank of Russia forecasts, excluding seasonality), largely due to sea and road transport. With data In Rosstat, the road freight transportation volume in the first 7 months of 2023 was 3,525,297.4 thousand tons, while 1,409,138.9 thousand tons of this was on a commercial basis.
However, the volume and restoration of traffic is only one side of the issue. There are many more important issues and problems that need to be addressed in the industry. For example, not all cargoes reach their recipients. How reports Based on an analysis of court cases, the total value of cargo lost by just one “professional” driver from March to September 2022 exceeded 60 million rubles, Impact company said.
“All cargo owners, having already become acquainted with the activities of this “professional”, have previously independently created all the necessary conditions in the business processes of transport logistics for the implementation of successful cooperation with him and achieved a natural economic effect. How many such “professionals” are currently known in the industry? At the moment there are already several thousand of them, and the number continues to grow,” think company representatives.
According to industry representatives with whom Kommersant FM spoke, there is a significant staff shortage in large transport companies – despite the indexation of salaries, part of the rolling stock continues to remain idle, including the difficulty of competing with “gray” entrepreneurs.
“We have a lot of private transporters sitting behind the wheel and driving an old car. Nowadays, private property owners determine pricing. It says: “What do I need? So I went for a few “walks” a week and that was enough for me.” And tax-paying transport companies comply with all Russian legislation, they must ensure that the wheels are constantly turning,” said Vladimir Matyagin, chairman of the National Association of Road Transport Gruzavtotrans.
Everything is taken into account
The Public Consumer Initiative sees LTL as the most popular segment of cargo transportation. At the same time, as the association states, a significant part of the players in this field are located in the “gray zone”, which brings with it many risks for society and the state.
“Non-payment of taxes, deterioration of service quality, cargo-related incidents, increase in traffic accidents, violation of drivers’ rights; All of these are the direct result of unfair practices in the market. Previously, OPI stated that laundering the cargo transportation industry would allow the state to collect up to 300 billion rubles in taxes.”
It is aimed to solve this problem at least partially evaluation LTL companies that provide a comprehensive assessment of both quality characteristics and legal and financial risks.
Each company participating in the rating was given a two-letter name. The first of them reflects qualitative characteristics: the presence of its own fleet of vehicles that allows uninterrupted delivery of goods, business geography, availability of human and financial resources, the nature of search queries and website traffic, etc. The second letter rating indicates a legal assessment of the company’s activities, the presence of tax and other risks: time on the market, reliability of information (about the manager, founders, address), blocked accounts, tax arrears, compliance of salary levels with the regional average, signs of tax optimization and other factors together.
According to the evaluation, the companies participating in the rating were divided into three groups: high quality (AA, AB, BA), questionable (AC, BB, CA) and risky (BC, CB, CC).
Coordinate system
Currently, only one shipping company corresponds to the highest AA ranking, with the first place in the ranking: “Business Lines”. This means that the resources at the company’s disposal enable it to meet its obligations effectively. With revenues exceeding 52 billion rubles and the presence of 232 terminals throughout the country, it received a final qualitative rating of 3.87. The second letter is the risk level. When calculating this indicator, they also take into account the overlap of the average salary level in the region with the income the company provides to its employees. Business Lines, main region is St. It offers 4.5 thousand more earnings for St. Petersburg than other market players.
Nobody got the AB grade, but TC “Kit” got the BA grade. This means that the company’s current resources correspond to the average level and allow it to fulfill its obligations with certain risks to the client. At the same time, the company with revenues of 12.3 billion rubles is characterized by a high level of reliability, stability and security.
The AC rating was given to two companies: PEC and Nord Vil. This indicator shows that the resources of these companies allow them to fulfill their obligations, but they are characterized by a low level of risks related to financial reliability, stability and security. The final qualitative assessment for PEC with revenues of 25.6 billion rubles was 3.27, and for Nord Wheel with revenues of approximately 479 million rubles, it was 2.04. Ochakov Logistics Company was also included in the second reliability group with its CA rating. The company does not have the necessary resources to fulfill its transportation obligations, or their amount is minimal, but is generally characterized by a sufficient level of legal stability.
In total, 30 companies are currently included in the rating. In addition to those listed, 25 participants were included in the “risk” group. Of these, 12 companies received the lowest rating (CC). According to the description in the rating, such organizations do not have the necessary resources to fulfill their transportation obligations or their quantities are minimal. The document states that the company is characterized by a low level of financial reliability, risks related to stability and security.
“For potential customers of shipping companies, the rating is a reliable and objective guide in choosing a counterparty. For government agencies, this is a convenient tool for making the necessary regulatory and administrative decisions. The rating gives company owners the opportunity to independently evaluate their business and the integrity of management,” OPI believes.
They promise to constantly update and supplement the rating so that the information in it remains relevant.
Source: Gazeta
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