Research Paper on:
Egypt's Market for Trucks

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the trucks inside the country. The current scenario is one where for heavey trucks and refrigerated trucks there are very high customs duties. This has not only limited the demand  for trucks to be purchased, but it has also increased the way in which the country borrows trucks from neighboring countries. The industry has been established for some time,  trucks have been necessary to the economic growth, successful imports have been taking place for many years (Wall Street Journal, 1982). However, the country has suffered economically, and in order  to protect the home market as well as raise funds, this was an are that was seen as suitable to be taxed. The trucks are used for a wide  range of purposes, not only to carry goods, but in a country where there are many agricultural workers and the public transport infrastructure is weak, they are also used to  carry people (EFE World News Service, 2002). This is due to the way in which the economy is structured as well as the area over which the people need to  travel. In terms of Road, there are only 64,000 km, of which only 50,000 km are paved, leaving 14,000 km unpaved (CIA, 2002). There are also many routes where  there are tracks that are not even classified as roads. These are the areas where trucks may carry workers to and from different agricultural places of work. The irony  is that the trucks are not designed for this type of work, yet they are the only available mode of transport available in many situations, and as such they can  also prove fatal in a crash (EFE World News Service, 2002). However, when we look at the development of this country, it is inline with the current economic development. Here