Our everyday life depends on food production and transport. Operators working in these sectors are essential, especially in emergency situations such as this one. Fresh produce and logistics go hand in hand and cannot stop. Producers, companies, drivers and operators should be commended day after day.
"We do our duty to guarantee the arrival of food to procurement points. Ever since the beginning of the emergency, our drivers have not spared themselves and some of them are beginning to feel tired and be afraid of travelling all over Italy," reports Pasquale Russo, Unatras national secretary.
The most important aspect is that the alarm for service stations and parking areas no longer stands. At first, it seemed they would shut, but our representatives have made the government understand that drivers have the right to have breakfast, lunch and dinner, use the restrooms, wash their hands or have a shower. "Luckily, we have not registered big anomalies and there are enough open facilities so far."
"We are advising companies to organize their work so that there are no waiting times. Drivers must remain inside their trucks so that they cannot be infected and transport the virus all over Italy. If everything is performed quickly and efficiently, there will be no additional problems."
Pollution has dropped all over Italy. "The number of trucks has remained more or less the same, but there are very few cars around. We will definitely keep this into consideration in the future when we will discuss pollution and solutions to reduce it."
As for gas, prices dropped by around 20% at the start of the crisis. "This in turn means lower costs but, in the medium-to-long term period, a drop in gas prices only means one thing: a crisis that will affect everyone."