The rise in the price of fuel has repercussions on the salaries of truckers who are heavily affected.
Self-employed truckers are among the populations most affected by rising fuel prices, since part of their salary is deducted when filling their tank.
“At 60 cents a liter, it’s 180 coins that I have to take from my salary for driving my vehicle,” said Gaétan Légaré, of the national association of artisan truckers, on the air on LCN. “People are more able to work in those conditions,” he continued.
The transport ministry has pledged to provide compensation to truckers who depend on fuel prices. But this compensation is considered too low by Mr Légaré, who would like to see it grow.
“Currently the ministry says that it compensates, but there it compensates us from only 10%. Even with his compensation, in March we ate 60 cents a liter, in April we are around 45 cents, and there we risk being around 75 and 80 cents despite his compensation, “said reported Gaétan Légaré.
The mental load is heavy for these professionals who thought they saw the end of the tunnel with the end of the pandemic, but find themselves in a precarious economic situation.
“Imagine when you come out of a pandemic, and we are forced to work at a loss, we are on the verge of bankruptcy,” concluded the trucker.
Watch the full interview in the video above.