Due to increased input costs such as diesel, driver wages, and spare parts, the cost of transporting construction materials like gravel, sand, and hydraulic asphalt, among others, will rise during 2026; however, an updated price list is not yet available.
In an interview with El Sol de Orizaba, Miguel Cocotle Juárez, vice president of the Union of Road Workers of the High Mountains, explained that transporting materials to downtown Zongolica, from the municipality of Atlahuilco, currently costs 6,000 pesos, a price that varies depending on the destination and the quantity of material transported.
He stated that the minimum increase would be 500 pesos or more. He indicated that the new price list will be available in March, prior to the start of municipal construction projects.
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“I don’t think freight rates will go down, since we’re the only ones in the mountain region; we’re going to talk with our colleagues to raise them fairly,” he said.
It’s important to mention that the High Mountain Truckers Union provides service in municipalities such as Tlaquilpa, Xoxocotla, Astacinga, Zongolica, Tehuipango, Magdalena, Tequila, and Rafael Delgado.
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It should be noted that the High Mountain Truckers Union is made up of around 300 trucks, in addition to other organizations that exist in the High Mountain region.
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Finally, he indicated that the most frequent shipments are of gravel, sand, and asphalt for the rehabilitation of federal highways, as well as for the construction of private homes, a sector that didn’t exist before, since trucks were previously hired from Orizaba. However, the presence of cargo trucks in the mountains has boosted employment for drivers in the region.
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