Carriers warn that SICT has a six-month delay in procedures

Even though the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) offers the sector of transport continue the process of carrying out essential procedures, follow up on vehicle registrations and deregistrations, among others, after the hacking that the agency suffered last week, different business organizations are concerned because there is a six-month lag in procedures that do not they have released.

“It becomes critical, because the strong season (end of the year) is coming in which we need to move merchandise and we have new units stopped due to lack of permits,” said a member of the National Association of Private Transport (ANTP).

Miguel Elizalde, president of the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Producers (ANPACT) reported that the private sector had a meeting with the general director of federal motor transport of the SICTNohemí Muñoz, who reported to them, because the agency’s information was not violated with the hack, essential procedures will continue to be carried out through a parallel system and progressive continuity will be given to the rest of the procedures.

“The SICT-DGAF informed that the essential procedures will continue their process, they will not stop. Prioritizing registration and cancellation procedures. A dialogue table was also established with the SICT and the chambers and associations of the sector to attend to priorities and address specific problems”, explained the leader of the ANPACT.

Refugio Muñoz, Vice President of the National Chamber of Freight Transport (canacar), stated that the situation of suspending procedures in the SICT is worrying, since at this time the demand for transport services rises in such a way that it is essential to have procedures, for example, registration and cancellation of units, processing and renewal of licenses and permits, among others, so as not to break supply chains.

The freight trucking It is the main mode of transport of goods and merchandise in Mexico, which contributes 3.3% of the national GDP, through which 84% of trade between Mexico and the United States and 81% of domestic cargo moves, representing jobs direct and indirect for more than 6 million people.

Hence, the issue of the issuance of licenses for transport drivers is an issue that worries and puts the merchandise at risk, since the authorities of USA They review the document at the time of entry, and if it is expired or they do not have the license, they will not be allowed to enter US territory.

Also, given the mobility of commerce, the largest number of drivers is hired, and they will be unable to operate a unit because they do not have the document.

Last October 24 – the day the SICT recognized the hacking in their equipment – ​​the cancellation of procedures in the dependency was arranged and until the end of the year.

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