Mexican Transporters Call for Strike Amid Rising Crime

David Estévez, leader of transporters, confirmed that there will indeed be a strike on Monday, April 6th. In a radio interview, he explained that there is dialogue with the authorities, but there have been no results. "Unfortunately, I believe we are going on strike, we are going on strike by 90 percent on Monday," he stated. Estévez acknowledged that there have been dialogue tables, but without results because every day they see insecurity, extortion, and very little attention to transporters on the roads. "The dialogue is open, but what good does it do me to dialogue if there are no results, for both the transport sector and the peasant sector," the leader affirmed. It was at the end of March when transporters called for a new strike after Holy Week, to 'give a chance' to national and foreign vacationers. The National Association of Transporters (ANTAC) called for demonstrations and road blockades in April, denouncing the lack of measures against disappearances, extortions, and homicides on roads, as well as the increase in gasoline prices. At that time, Estévez thanked some officials from the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) for their work as interlocutors in the working tables. But he added that there are no clear conditions to resolve their demands and address the situations of insecurity on the roads. Is the 2026 World Cup in danger? Farmers and transporters threaten with a strike The National Front for the Rescue of the Mexican Countryside (FNRCM) and ANTAC informed that they will carry out protests during the dates of the 2026 World Cup, as some matches will be held in Mexico City. Some of the demands of the transporters: That there be no limits between the states of the Republic in police investigations, so that chases are more effective. A specialized C5 for cargo transport, which monitors 24/7 the routes. Use of drones to facilitate the location of criminals. What do the authorities say about the transporters' strike? On March 31, Segob informed that permanent attention mechanisms have been established, in order to guarantee dialogue and the presentation of solutions to the demands of transporters. They assured that some demands of the transporters have already been addressed, while others are in process, according to the corresponding administrative and operational times. Therefore, they considered that there are no reasons for transporters and field workers to manifest after Holy Week 2026.