The rise of diesel has raised alarm bells in Guipuzcoan transport companies
Guitrans, the transport employer, has condemned the delay in introducing a 20 cent per litre bonus and the malpractice of some cargo companies.
Stock image of several trucks. Photo: EFE
Gipuzkoa's transport employer, Guitrans, has warned that, given the sharp risein the price of diesel oil due to the crisis in the Middle East, "there is no alternative but to influence the transport bill," because failure todo so "would mean the disappearance of many companies in the sector."
Guitrans, who has sounded the "alarm" inSan Sebastián during the General Assembly of Partners, added that the current situation is "extremely serious", with the presence of representatives of other institutions such as Fenadismer and institutional leaders such as the Member of Parliament for Mobility, Tourism and Regional Planning, Azahara Domínguez.
The president of Guitrans, Javier Ortega, stressed that diesel has increased by almost 40%and that in the weeks between March and April there was an increase of more than 50%, which means an extra costper vehicle of 1,600 euros per month on national and 2,000 euros on international journeys, according to his estimates.
He has stressed that this is a 'situation of great uncertainty' and that it will mean that these increases will be introduced into the transport bill, for which he has called for 'maximum cooperation from shippers'.
It has also warned of the "delay" in the 20 cent per litre bonus approved by the Spanish Government in March, which "is not being implemented", while criticising the " malpracticeof certain charging companies seeking to include this bonus in the calculation of the new tariff "and recalling that this rule prohibits this possibility" strictly ".
In addition, Ortega has stressed that the Guipuzcoana transport employers have made an "effort" to recruit new professionals inthe sector at source "through a system that provides guarantees to both the contracting party and the contracted party."
He has denounced that the process of accepting the pre-retirement that the sector has been demanding for years is "going on for a long time" and has reiterated that there is "anger and fatigue" over the delay in the processing of the proceedings to be carried out at the Traffic Headquarters in Gipuzkoa, since "this serious problem is not solved and causes economic losses to companies".
The Member responsible for mobility, for his part, has stressed the need to 'support the sector in the challenges it is experiencing, such as the lack of generational relay or the uncertainty that the global geopolitical crisis is creating'.
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