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The Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Operators held a solidarity caravan on November 9 to celebrate its 32nd founding anniversary and draw attention to their sector’s plight, persistent port issues and other problems affecting the trucking sector and the wider logistics industry
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ACTOO in a statement underscored a long list of concerns, including: difficulty in returning empty containers, rising fuel costs, and lack of sustained support for truckers, among others
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ACTOO called on national agencies, local governments, expressway operators, and other stakeholders who can be partners in working for coordinated and practical solutions
The Alliance of Concerned Truck Owners and Operators (ACTOO) held a solidarity caravan on November 9 to celebrate its 32nd founding anniversary and draw attention to persistent port issues and other problems affecting the trucking sector and the wider logistics industry.
ACTOO in a statement highlighted a long list of concerns, including difficulty in returning empty containers, rising fuel costs, substandard vertical clearances on expressways, differing local truck bans, a lack of sustained support for truckers, and questions over the proposed joint administrative order (JAO) on port container management and port and foreign shipping charges.
These pressures keep trucks idle, delay deliveries, and raise the cost of moving goods, ACTOO said.
“When trucks are idle, there is no income, but expenses continue to accrue. We deliver the food, medicine and other needs of the public. But in every setback, truckers bear the burden. Truckers are exhausted. We are tired of waiting. We need support and concrete action,” ACTOO said in Filipino.
Through its solidarity caravan, ACTOO sought to remind national agencies, local governments, and the public that truckers keep goods moving and are indispensable to the Philippine economy.
READ: ACTOO calls for coherent freight mobility policies
ACTOO also calls on national agencies, local governments, expressway operators, and other stakeholders who can be partners in working for coordinated and practical solutions.
Keeping the supply chain moving
The organization calls for workable arrangements for returning empty containers, consistent rules on truck movement, meaningful consultation on the proposed JAO, and sustained support programs that protect truckers’ livelihoods and keep the country’s supply chains moving.
READ: ACTOO convenes industry partners to address high yard utilization
Founded on November 6, 1994 by the late Chairman Emeritus Ricardo “Ricky” Papa, the organization will also commemorate his birthday and honor his legacy in the first year since his passing.
