"It's better to stay put than to travel at a loss." This is the warning raised by truckers over the rising fuel prices, ready to halt operations even in Sardinia. The ban was announced by Unatras, the union of the most representative national trucking associations. The details will be finalized tomorrow with a communication to the Authority for Transport, a decision that is "painful but inevitable given the government's worrying and inexplicable insensitivity." Therefore, trucks, lorries, and all other vehicles distributing goods and food will remain in parking areas and garages on the island as well.
"The cost of diesel has exceeded the psychological threshold where it's better to stay put than to drive at a loss," emphasized Giacomo Meloni, president of Confartigianato Sardegna. "We believe it's necessary to stop, not because we're trying to cause harm, but because, on the contrary, it's no longer cost-effective to run trucks, especially considering that the linear cut in excise duties hasn't produced any visible benefits."
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