The insecurity faced by the freight transport sector requires constant monitoring, action protocols, and daily coordination between companies, operators, and authorities, according to Julio César Sánchez Amaya, head of Permits for the Export Control System and responsible for the Transportation Security Sector of the Ministry of Economy ; the challenge cannot be addressed solely with meetings or isolated measures.
“It has to be monitored every day,” he noted. He considered that the responsibility lies with both the carrier and the operator, as well as with the authorities at all three levels of government, including the National Guard , state and municipal police, and prosecutors’ offices.
Having systematic operating programs would allow for defining which protocol to activate, who should respond to an emergency, and how to guarantee the safety of people and their property. According to Sánchez Amaya, coordination should also involve the areas of law enforcement, administration, and administration of justice in the states where incidents against transportation occur .
Addressing insecurity also involves improving the working conditions of drivers . The official stated that drivers should have social security, a pension system, access to healthcare and medical assistance, as well as ongoing training to perform their job effectively.
He also considered it necessary for the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) to contribute to ensuring that the units circulate in optimal conditions and that the operators comply with the corresponding courses and requirements.
For the sector, the safety of road transport not only involves reinforcing surveillance on the road, but also organizing operations and strengthening the capacity to respond to emergencies in order to protect both the operators and the goods they transport.
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