Aurélien Fleurot 7:30 a.m., March 14, 2022
After the drop of 15 cents at the pump for all, it is the resilience plan promised by Matignon which will be expected this week.
Many professionals are very penalized by the surge in oil prices.
The response will be "very sector-based", said Jean Castex at the end of last week, and expectations are very high, especially in road transport.
140 vehicles on the road and an exploding fuel bill: 166,000 euros more per month.
This is what Sylvain Baudry, general manager of Logivia, near Dijon, is experiencing, like many road hauliers at the moment.
"A truck will earn 200 euros per month, so it's 200 euros in profit for the company. And the diesel overload is 2,000 euros per month. This is the extent of what transport companies are suffering today. ' today", he confides on Europe 1.
The need for precise and urgent measures
Admittedly, the 15 cents reduction at the pump will make it possible to reduce the bill a little, but these are very precise and urgent measures that the profession is asking for.
Sylvain Baudry is also the president of the National Federation of Road Transporters of Burgundy.
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anger rises
"We are really in a catastrophic situation", he explains at the microphone of Europe 1. "At one point, we are bloodless. Me, I am a business manager. I no longer know how to do it. Honestly, today oday, many of my colleagues are wondering about simply stopping the trucks and leaving them in my yard,” he continues.
“We cannot drive with such magnitudes of losses. What they are asking for is direct and immediate aid and the abolition of tax and social charges during the crisis”.
Direct and immediate aid, abolition of tax and social charges during the time of the crisis.
Pending announcements from Matignon, a new meeting is scheduled today at the Ministry of Transport.
Anger rises and blockages cannot be ruled out.