Cargo transporters plan October 26 mobilization

Cargo transporters are preparing an indefinite national mobilization starting Monday, October 26, and the call for an indefinite strike remains in effect. Representatives of the Alianza Mexicana de Organización de Transportistas, the Confederación Nacional de Transportistas Mexicanos, and the Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga are leading the announcement. The mobilization is motivated by deteriorating highways, highway insecurity, extortion, and reduced tax incentives. Daily extortion, charges faced on the road, risky conditions during daily journeys, and the lack of safe rest areas complicate the crews’ work. The protest’s central grievance concerns the effects of reduced tax benefits on operating expenses. Small permit holders are affected more severely because they lack room to absorb additional expenditures. Sector estimates indicate that this activity involves between 1,000 and 1,500 units and permit holders in the state. The transporters’ strategy is to maintain the presence of cargo trucks. The agreement provides for demonstrations with trucks and banners, while the local manifestation will include vehicles at strategic points. Those locations have not yet been defined. The transporters have ruled out road blockades on the state’s routes, and they currently do not plan to close local traffic. The leadership groups are finalizing the actions and awaiting the federal government’s official position. The protesters seek to pressure federal authorities to address their demands and issue a formal response to the list of demands. The groups maintain that increased operating costs will ultimately affect the entire supply chain, from freight charges to final consumers. The transporters warn that these factors will increase the cost of transporting goods. The affected parties maintain that fiscal stability, security on communication routes, and transit costs are decisive for the continuity of their services. The state spokespeople include Mario Antonio, José Manuel, and José de Jesús García Hernández.