The truckers call off the Christmas break after reaching an agreement with the Government

The National Committee for Road Transport (CNTC) of goods has called off the lockout scheduled for December 20, 21 and 22 after reaching an agreement with the Government late this Friday.

The last meeting between the business organizations and the Ministry of Transport, after spending the last two days exchanging documents, points of view and proposals, which today have been reflected in a definitive document.

In a subsequent statement, the CNTC has explained that the agreement with the department that directs Rachel Sanchez It includes the prohibition of the participation of the driver in loading and unloading operations, a “historic claim of the sector in benefit of the working conditions of its workers,” as he recalled.

It has also been agreed with the Executive “cut waiting times in half, from which the carrier will be entitled to compensation, as well as the treatment of drivers at loading and unloading centers “.

In this context, the CNTC has announced that it will “imperatively incorporate into the Law” the price stabilization clause of diesel in transport contracts, “without the possibility of an agreement to the contrary” to “balance” the relationships between carriers and customers.

The Ministry also reportedly committed to “not implement transport tolls heavy without the consensus of the CNTC. “Regarding the possible increase in the load capacity of the trucks, any

modification will be made progressively and only in certain specialties of transport, “always with the participation of the CNTC, measure adopted for the sake of sustainability and efficiency and as a manifestation of the transport sector’s commitment to improving the environment “.

“Historic agreement”

For her part, the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, has celebrated what she has defined as a “historic agreement” that “improves transport conditions of merchandise and will allow to cancel the stoppages foreseen in Christmas dates “.

“We are a government that dialogues and has negotiated ambitious measures to benefit the sector and givesr certainties to citizenship“said the minister in a message posted on the social network Twitter.