Road haulier blockades, millions of damages: how long will it take to return to normality?

Introduction

The transport sector is in deep crisis and this has led hauliers to protest. Diesel has exceeded 2.25 euros per liter and absorbs up to 40% of operating costs. Increases cannot always be passed on to customers. Those who drive a truck, with fuel, tolls, ferries and rising tariffs, see their earnings go up in smoke. Added to this are the public aid that arrived late. These are the reasons that gave rise to the truck protest that paralyzed a large part of the South, emptied the shelves of many supermarkets and stopped some factories. On October 23rd the trucks left, the strike was suspended pending the meeting of October 27th at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, but some time is still needed for services to return to normal.