Transporters and peasants are preparing a new national strike for Monday, April 6th, so blockades are expected at various points in the country, especially on the highways connecting to Mexico City. The National Association of Transporters (ANTAC) reported that the strike remains firm despite different sectors of the organization deciding not to support the blockades due to the dialogue and support they maintain with the Government. Transporters and peasants are demanding greater safety on the roads, despite Government promises, in addition to the abandonment and lack of decent conditions for the sector. Peasants also added warnings about the decline in national production due to unfair and low-quality imports, high costs, droughts, and low crop prices, as well as the control of the market by large companies that pay producers little and sell to consumers at high prices. Which roads will have blockades by peasants and transporters this Monday, April 6th? These are some of the highways and roads where blockades are expected this Monday, April 6th, due to the national strike by transporters and peasants: Mexico-Puebla Highway. Mexico-Querétaro Highway. Mexico-Jorobas Highway. Mexico-Pachuca Highway. Mexico-Cuernavaca Highway. Highway 45 (Pan-American). Short cut to Chihuahua. Occident Highway. Culiacán-Mazatlán Highway. Highway 49, from Zacatecas to San Luis Potosí. Morelia-Pátzcuaro Highway. What time will the transporters' and peasants' strike begin on this April 6th? The national strike by transporters after Holy Week is expected to begin at 7:00 AM this Monday, April 6th. Transporters threatened on Sunday, April 5th, that the strike could be indefinite, although the transporters who will block the Mexico-Puebla road assured that the closures will last approximately 12 hours. National strike by transporters and peasants: What do they demand? Both ANTAC and the National Front for the Rescue of the Field demand greater security and for the authorities to comply with the promises agreed in past meetings. In a statement from ANTAC, it is indicated that the decision to take the roads is not improvised and is the result of the conditions of insecurity they live in, such as robberies, homicides, disappearances, and extortions. Another problem they face is the high operating costs, especially due to the price of fuel, added to the corruption in tollbooths and checkpoints. Therefore, their demands are: Real and permanent security on federal highways. An end to extortion and corruption at tollbooths. Fair conditions for the development of cargo transport. Support and assistance for transporter families who are victims of insecurity. Elimination of unjust tax charges such as the IEPS on diesel for the sector. Peasants, who had threatened blockades for the 2026 World Cup, stated that they have observed increases in fertilizers, diesel, and all inputs and services derived from the war in Iran, in addition to the lack of financing and sufficient support for Mexican agriculture. Among other demands from both sectors, the creation of a specialized prosecutor's office for reporting crimes in heavy cargo transport, removing basic grains from the treaty between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (T-MEC), and stopping indiscriminate imports stood out. The movement, which assures will be peaceful, states that it does not seek to confront the public, but rather to pressure for a crisis that, in its opinion, puts both transport and national supply at risk. "Without producers and without transport, there is no food," the organization warned in its statement. With information from EFE and Quadratín.
