On Monday, trucker leaders from Coronel Oviedo had announced mobilizations, with possible route closures, in various parts of the country. The motivation for the demonstrations would be related to the price of fuel and the alleged breach of the decree that regulates freight prices.
Faced with the probability of a new wave of marches and demands, the head of Dinatran, Juan José Vidal, responded to these alleged threats, announcing the meeting of the cargo committee, of which the truckers are a part. It ended in a quarter intermission until Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Juan Jose Vidal
“We are talking with them, seeing the demands they have and soon we will resume the meeting; In theory, there will be no mobilization until the meeting is held again,” reported Vidal.
Likewise, he remarked that the topics discussed correspond to all those referring to the committee itself, the freight rate, the reference cost, for which the conversations revolved around those points.
“We do not agree with the closures; we do think of dialogue and sitting down to listen to their positions, to seek a solution and a consensus among all sectors, not just truckers. This with the objective of achieving in all the possibility of working in a coordinated manner”, he indicated.
TRUCKS
According to Diego Bogarín, representative of the Freight Transport Workers’ Union, the meeting focused on the operating cost of workers in the sector. The trade unionist stated that talks should be held between various carriers because misinterpretations were observed by certain truckers regarding the price of operating freight.
Diego Bogarin
“I believe that everything is negotiable and the freight letter is referential because it means making all things transparent in the transportation sector, as well as for the government. Once again, this makes it clear that transportation and carriers must be formalized” the trucker pointed out.
Regarding further clarification regarding freight prices, the trade unionist pointed out that this is the responsibility of the employer, while Dinatran, not having the authority to generate the operating cost, is only responsible for controlling compliance with establishing the transportation costs
“The reality is that the carriers must also comply with their workers, because for this the operating cost was generated, where it talks about the expenses and what it generates to move a transport. From there, the laws must be complied with, in order to negotiate with an employer, multinational or agro-export company”, he commented.
With respect to other factors, he explained that the fuel issue is always a pending matter for truckers, which constitutes a request dragged for a long time by union members.
“We are going to insist to the people of the Government and the upper house so that they can already study the issue; we have requested the low cost of the fuel price, without mentioning the long-awaited liberation of Petropar and that it become a controlling and sole entity for the analysis of the freight issue”, he commented.
According to the Executive decree, a cost table is established according to the distance traveled by the transport unit, which contemplates from 90 to 750 kilometers of distance, with values that increase every 10 kilometers of travel.
Fact: “We are losing money,” emphasized Víctor Yambay of Apesa for 730 AM, announcing a new presumed rise in fuel prices, which could once again motivate truckers to march.
