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More of the same but more of the rest too
It’s that time of year in Australia where the weather turns a bit warmer (in some parts of the country, anyway); plants start to bloom and… transport companies prepare their contracted customer for their annual cost recovery rate increases.
But there are some interesting subplots to this year’s campaigns.
Magic numbers
It’s around now that transport firms approach their clients with their annual rate reviews. This ritual in the Australian transport industry applies rate increases from 1 November.
Usually, ...
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