If there are no places that offer the minimum security for the operators to rest, the scenario becomes complicated”.
Ramón Medrano, president of Canacar.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Gro. The National Chamber of Freight Transport (Canacar) and the National Association of Private Transport (ANTP) consider that to complement the initiative of Senator Olga Sánchez Cordero to add in the Federal Labor Law a maximum of 14 hours of driving in buses and trucks (single and doubly insured) to reduce road accidents, it is necessary that there are safe stops on the country’s highways and roads.
On September 21, the proposal to modify article 263 of said law was presented, which among other things states: when the journey exceeds nine hours, the presence of a second driver must be guaranteed in the transport and that on the routes do not exceed a driving time of 14 hours, and when this is the case, the driver has a break of no less than eight continuous hours.
As a first reaction to the issue, the president of Canacar, Ramón Medrano, commented after participating in a panel held during the XXVI Congress of the Mexican Association of Shipping Agents (AMANAC), that any proposal to regulate the hours of rest of the operators It is a good idea, although the problem is that there are no places where you can stop.
“There is already a norm on the subject and the formal sector attends to it, but, even so, we must consider that there is a lack of places to take breaks. If there are no places that offer the minimum security for the operators to rest, the scenario becomes complicated. For our part, we are interested in talking with the senator and discussing the situation we live in on a day-to-day basis traveling the country’s highways,” said the business representative.
review concessions
In the current regulation, a rule is in force (NOM-087.SCT-2-2-17), which, according to the senator’s arguments, has not achieved the reduction of accidents on the roads, therefore, it is considered necessary improve the working conditions linked to the fatigue of drivers, improving the limits set forth in it and taking them to the Federal Labor Law so that its compliance is stricter, and the protection of the rights of drivers and drivers can lead to the reduction of accidents and loss of life.
In this regard, the director of the ANTP, Leonardo Gómez, explained that along with the initiative, the need to review highway concessions in Mexico should be considered, since the construction of bus stops is proposed there, which does not occur as should.
“The human factor is number one in the part of the logistics and transport operation, that is why as a sector we always seek improvements for the care of the operators. For the issue of rest time, it cannot be adjusted solely by decree, but rather seek how it can be done with the participation of those involved, in a context of respect and dialogue, ”he detailed. If the initiative materializes, the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) will have a period of no more than 365 calendar days from its entry into force to update NOM-087.SCT-2-2-17.
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