Mode-specific barriers
4.3.1 Fleet size limitation, equipment usage and hours of operation. Limitation on,
arguably, any fleet size, equipment usage and on the hours of operation decreases the
connectivity and increases the cost of the shipment within any country. Brunei imposes
a restriction on the economic life of 12 years for a truck. Likewise, in Myanmar,
although there is no barrier to trucking within the country, rice export is prohibited
using trucks so as to prevent illegal exporting of rice