2023-08-22 21:47:37
The union of cargo carriers began a strike for an indefinite period of time on Tuesday. They warn that it might generate shortages of cereals, meat and dairy in the coming daysin the main distribution centers and retail stores.
The self-summoned sector, which mainly includes drivers from the south of Buenos Aires and some provinces, launched the forceful measure arguing that inflation and devaluation, generated an increase in costs and that the current rates make the activity unfeasible.
The owner of cargo transport Daniel Rambaud, from the sector in conflict, pointed out that “we can’t keep working like thisWe have been telling you this for a long time and the Government turned a deaf ear.
The transporters affirm that it is due especially to the rise in the price of fuels, and that the current tariffs harm the profitability of the sector.
Cargo carriers go on indefinite strike: what the business chambers say
The Argentine Federation of Freight Trucking Business Entities (FADEEAC) warned regarding the possible stoppage of the activity as a result of the continuous increases in costs and the lack of predictability in the operation.
The FADEEAC clarified that noor will accompany the strike organized by the self-convened but warned that “only so far in August, moving a truck in Argentina was 17.04% more expensive“, explained the president of FADEEAC, Roberto Guarnieri.
In this period, 9 of the 11 items that are part of the index prepared by the chamber suffered increases derived from the depreciation of the official exchange rate.
“In recent days we have suffered an escalation in cargo transportation costs to the point that we were forced, for the first time, to publish a new cost index just over a week following releasing the July one.”
The business chamber pointed out that in August the increase in fuels of 17.9% and stressed that “if what has happened with the price of bulk and wholesale fuel is taken into account, that figure rises to 35%.” The rise in lubricants, for its part, is in line with those higher increases (27.5%),” they described from the camera.
In addition, FADEEAC pointed out that the inputs for the maintenance of the fleet of trucks increased between 23 and 25%.
“High inflation, strong tax pressure, lack of inputs, high interest rates and volatility in the exchange rate put at risk the continuity in the business of the majority of the 4,500 SMEs that are part of FADEEAC”, Guarnieri added.
The First Association of Automotive Cargo Transport Entrepreneurs (PAETAC) He also expressed his “concern” due to the current economic scenario.
«The recent devaluation causes a lack of reference in prices and an exacerbation in the lack of supplies necessary for our activity“He warned in a statement. The PAETAC remarked that there is “a marked stoppage” of the freight order, by the companies that produce and distribute goods in general.
“It is a scenario of uncertainty that has slowed down sales. What is most worrying is the suspension of freight transporting food,” the entity said. He also indicated that “transport companies have lived with serious problems for a long time that cause serious complications in the normal and habitual performance of our activity.”
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