Insecurity Raises Land Transportation Costs
in Central America
Insecurity and violence increases in
land transportation in Central America due
to high costs to protect drivers, vehicles
and merchandize.
For every truck that travels once a week in
this region 14,000 dollars are needed for
security, reported a study published in La
Nacion daily.
Costs include purchase of The Global
Positioning System (GPS) to monitor monthly
the vehicle, payment to patrols and custody
to protect them.
This does not include risk insurance
policies for the driver, loss of merchandize
nor 80 dollar pay offs to gangs to allow
circulation in some of the cities
neighborhoods.
"Insecurity is a serious problem in all of
Central America", affirmed Jorge Pattoni,
manager of Dos Pinos company.
Assaults to vehicles, temporary kidnappings,
and beating up the driver have spread
throughout the region but are more frequent
in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Among the articles preferred by the
delinquents are electrical appliances, cell
phones, video reproducers, televisions and
sound equipment.
The subject of violence is of concern in
Central America where there is a high intra
regional trade mostly along land roads. |
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