Mexican Transporters Threaten New Mobilization Over Unresolved Security and Corruption Issues

Mexican transporters are signaling their intent to launch another wave of protests, expressing deep frustration with what they describe as a persistent lack of meaningful solutions to critical issues plaguing the industry. The Asociación Nacional de Transportistas (ANTAC) stated that despite the government's recent announcements of security enhancements, including 20 smart highway arches, a highway C4 command center, and 15 secure pass-throughs, these measures have failed to address the core problems.

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We are two sectors that mobilize and feed all of Mexico, and we can no longer endure it; we want answers.

ANTAC indicated that this potential mobilization could be coordinated with agricultural producers, who have also been engaged in prolonged discussions with federal authorities since November. Both sectors feel they are being placated with working groups and half-measures that have produced "zero results." The association stressed that they are tired of "signed minutes that lead to no solution" and "working groups that only remain in memory." Their demand is for "precise answers and concrete solutions to the crisis we are facing."

The transporters highlighted that extortion, insecurity, corruption, and work-related fatalities continue to plague the sector. While acknowledging the installation of smart arches, ANTAC seeks clarity on how the C4 system will coordinate with authorities. A significant concern is that these new security tools might become instruments for authorities to harass heavy cargo transport, extort drivers, and perpetuate corruption.

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And if we mobilize, it will not be to continue having signed minutes that lead to no solution and that only remain in memory, nor to continue having working groups. It will be to have precise answers and concrete solutions to the crisis we are facing and the problems that the field and transport are facing. We are already tired!

Furthermore, transporters denounced the continued presence of illegal checkpoints on federal highways. They also criticized the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) for a perceived "lack of criteria" regarding medical evaluations for operators, suggesting a system that may be exploited. The ongoing issues underscore a deep-seated distrust between the transport sector and government authorities, pushing transporters to the brink of further action.

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We demand that the arches do not become another instrument for authorities to harass heavy cargo transport, for authorities to extort, and to continue exercising corruption against our operators.