The Valencian Federation of Transport Employers (FVET) has launched a survey of its associates and it follows that half of the Valencian carriers are paid between two and four months late and that the situation "is getting worse". Laziness in payment compliance occurs, they say, mainly in general cargo, port transport, transport agencies and international transport.
And this added to the current energy crisis, with the rise in fuel prices and high inflation puts Valencian transport on the ropes, which, recalls in a video made expressly to denounce this fact, that the vast majority of goods arrive through the port of Valencia.
"The supply of supermarkets depends on them (the truck drivers) and practically all the goods are transported by truck, we have to get our act together," says actor Santi Rodríguez -known for the television series Aída- and who puts a face to the complaint that the transport companies of the Valencian Community want to viralize.
Through home video, the actor jokes about the complicated situation that is taking place for carriers due to the energy crisis and also non-payment. The video, a four-minute pill that is available on YouTube, supports the campaign
As reported by the FVET, 40% of professionals in the sector place the average payment term between 60 and 90 days, while for 10% the situation worsens and non-payments last between 90 and 120 days.
The balance coincides with the fulfillment, now a year ago, of the entry into force of the sanctioning regime for transport late payments, which they assure from FVET has had "a reduced impact". For this reason, its president Carlos Prades assured yesterday that "no we can continue to assume that they pay us badly and late, especially those carriers who do not have the financial muscle to face payment delays”.
There is fear in the face of uncertainty: “The situation is more critical than a year ago and it is likely to get worse. The price of fuel continues to skyrocket, to which is added inflation and an uncertain economic scenario that we do not know how it will affect us.
