PORTUGUESE HAULERS ACCEPT ROUGH RIDE IN RECESSION
October 1st, 2009
BY BRENDAN DE BEER and CARRIE-MARIE BRATLEY
"THIS is one of the most serious situations we have ever been faced with," admitted António Mousinho, chairman of Portugal's National Haulage Association (ANTRAM) at the beginning of October.
As with other industries in these economically turbulent times, the haulage industry in Portugal and its trade unions and professional associations are becoming increasingly obsessed with simple economic survival.
A little over a year ago, truckers in Portugal wreaked havoc as they refused to supply fuel stations and ...
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