ACTOO at 32: Truckers highlight sector’s woes, call for support

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.

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