The truck protest starts from the South, inconveniences in Calabria and Basilicata

The truck protest against high fuel prices proclaimed by Fedralog, the regional logistics federation, has started in Calabria and will continue until the 20th. The trucks position themselves on the sides of the roads without implementing actual blockades, under the control of the police. However, there is no shortage of traffic disruptions due to the narrowing of the road. There are about fifteen facilities identified in the Region including the area of ​​the Lamezia Terme airport, the port of Gioia Tauro, in the Cosenza area near the A2 junctions. The protest adds to the farmers' demonstrations that have been ongoing for days.

Due to some measures and blockades decided by spontaneous committees of road hauliers, the road traffic situation has also become complicated this morning in Basilicata, where there is also a fuel emergency due to the strike at Eni's Taranto refinery. In particular, since last night, the greatest inconveniences have been reported along the Jonica state road, on the border with Calabria and Puglia, and in the Vulture-Melfese area, on the 'Bradanica'. In Potenza and other Lucanian municipalities, most fuel distributors have posted signs with the words 'sold out'. This morning, from 9 am, in the Lucanian capital, in front of the headquarters of the Basilicata Region, a mobilization of farmers is planned, promoted by Coldiretti and in which several administrators have also joined.