<p>Kolkata: Truckers in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> called for a 72-hour strike from Wednesday over a host of demands that includes a ban on overloading, their association said.</p>.<p>The strike called by the Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators Association (WBTOA) could disrupt the supply chain of essential commodities ahead of the festive season.</p>.<p>"The strike will begin from 6 am on Wednesday," FWBTOA office-bearer Subhas Chandra Bose said.</p>.<p>Despite repeated pleas to curb the overloading of goods, it continues because of a section of truckers and officials, he said.</p>.Truckers’ protest may trigger vegetable, commodity price rise in Bengaluru.<p>"As a result, truck owners are deprived of fair transportation fees. Also, overloading causes damage to roads and vehicles, and increases the threat of fatal accidents," he added.</p>.<p>The truckers alleged that Rs 236 per truck were being illegally taken at weighbridges in some districts such as Birbhum and Cooch Behar to allow overloading.</p>.<p>They also claimed that due to low cargo volume, 3 lakh of the estimated 7 lakh trucks in the state are out of business.</p>.<p>They also alleged that they face harassment by police and land revenue officers in various districts.</p>
<p>Kolkata: Truckers in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal">West Bengal</a> called for a 72-hour strike from Wednesday over a host of demands that includes a ban on overloading, their association said.</p>.<p>The strike called by the Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators Association (WBTOA) could disrupt the supply chain of essential commodities ahead of the festive season.</p>.<p>"The strike will begin from 6 am on Wednesday," FWBTOA office-bearer Subhas Chandra Bose said.</p>.<p>Despite repeated pleas to curb the overloading of goods, it continues because of a section of truckers and officials, he said.</p>.Truckers’ protest may trigger vegetable, commodity price rise in Bengaluru.<p>"As a result, truck owners are deprived of fair transportation fees. Also, overloading causes damage to roads and vehicles, and increases the threat of fatal accidents," he added.</p>.<p>The truckers alleged that Rs 236 per truck were being illegally taken at weighbridges in some districts such as Birbhum and Cooch Behar to allow overloading.</p>.<p>They also claimed that due to low cargo volume, 3 lakh of the estimated 7 lakh trucks in the state are out of business.</p>.<p>They also alleged that they face harassment by police and land revenue officers in various districts.</p>