The Senate's Transport and Telecommunications Committee approved in general, and unanimously, the bill that amends the Commercial Code to regulate the contracting and payment conditions of road freight transport services provided by smaller companies.
The initiative seeks to establish clear rules for carriers, including payment of their services within a maximum period of 30 days and compensation for waiting times.
It also aims to prevent the participation of intermediaries from delaying payments or making it difficult to collect for services.
Meeting between senators and sector representatives
The approval came amid the truckers' strike.
This Wednesday, Senator Camila Flores and Senate President Paulina Núñez met with representatives of the sector to listen to and address their demands.
"Many truckers must deliver a load and wait more than 30 hours for it to be received. That lost time is often not counted and, therefore, not charged for either. We also seek to prevent intermediaries or third parties involved in the relationship between the trucker and the recipient of the load from hindering the provision of the service, delaying payments, or outright preventing them from being paid," said Flores.
The senator, who chairs the Upper House's Transport Committee, expressed her satisfaction with the progress of the initiative and recalled that pushing it forward was a commitment she had assumed...
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NationalThe initiative establishes requirements for the contracting and payment of road freight transport services provided by smaller companies. RICARDO TAPIA/ATON CHILE CommentsThe Senate's Transport and Telecommunications Committee approved in general and unanimously the bill that amends the Commercial Code to regulate the conditions for contracting and payment of road freight transport services provided by smaller companies. The initiative seeks to establish clear rules for carriers, including payment for their services within a maximum period of 30 days and compensation for waiting times. It also aims to prevent the participation of intermediaries from delaying payments or making it difficult to collect for services. Meeting of senators with sector representativesThe approval came amid the truckers' strike. This Wednesday, Senator Camila Flores and Senate President Paulina Núñez met with representatives of the sector to listen to and address their demands."Many truckers must deliver a load and wait more than 30 hours for it to be received. That lost time is often not counted and, therefore, not charged either. In addition, we seek to prevent intermediaries or third parties involved in the relationship between the trucker and the recipient of the load from hindering the provision of the service, delaying payments, or outright preventing them from being paid," Flores said. The senator, who chairs the Transport Committee of the Upper Chamber, expressed her satisfaction with the progress of the initiative and recalled that pushing it forward was a commitment made alongside Núñez during the meeting with the truckers."In the legislative sphere and within our constitutional powers, we will do whatever is necessary to help defuse this social conflict. With the unanimous and cross-party approval of this bill, we are sending clear signals of our political will to do so," she stated. More on:Truckers' strikeTrucker strikeTransportCongressPaulina NúñezSenateCamila Flores