A Chinese and Hong Kong container truck driver in the mainland at Huanggang Port was suspected of having died suddenly while the vehicle was being blocked while waiting for inspection.
Mr. Lam, who has been in the cross-boundary truck industry for 27 years, vomited bitterly, pointing out that "I have never tried it, it's so desolate." Up to 22 hours, he will be locked in the driver's seat for a long time, the door will be sealed, and the toilet and food will be handled in the car.
Chen Dishou, chairman of the Container Transport Trade Unions Federation, also criticized the current complicated cross-border freight procedures due to the epidemic. It takes a whole day to transfer a car at any time. It is very cruel to drivers.
According to the photos provided by the co-workers, the driver suspected of sudden death was lying in the car, and many people wearing protective clothing got on the car to understand.
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Mr. Lin said that when cross-boundary truck drivers loaded and unloaded goods in the Mainland on March 12, although they were not allowed to leave the carriage and the doors would be sealed, they could still drive straight to the Dongguan factory.
However, starting from March 14, under the influence of the epidemic, Chinese and Hong Kong drivers will have to undergo nucleic acid testing before and after customs clearance, and can only pass the customs after confirming negative. A place built on scaffolding for drivers to gather and stay. "Sometimes there are no benches, so it's just a matter of time. It takes 6 or 7 hours to wait." He described the hot weather as a "baked sauna." Called: "Inhumanity".
The "Jockey" opened the day for a bargain price of 3,000 yuan
The trucks are then handed over to shuttle drivers (commonly known as "jockeys") trained by mainland bus companies to load and unload goods at the factory. Colorful, fry until it's rotten and dry before returning it." He pointed out that the situation is not uncommon.
In addition, the jockeys will open the sky to bargain, from 150 yuan in the past, to 1,500 to 3,000 yuan, and some car owners will put an additional 500 yuan on the front of the car to the jockey, hoping that the other party will "tin the car".
The driver waits for the customs to check the goods and needs to have two toilets in the car
After the truck leaves the shuttle yard, the mainland staff will affix a seal and prohibit the jockey from getting off the truck until the loading is completed and the truck is delivered to the driver in Hong Kong and China.
Drivers from China and Hong Kong are also not allowed to get off the bus before returning to Hong Kong. They have to wait at the port inspection desk for the mainland customs to inspect the truck, but generally it takes 6 to 7 hours.
Due to the complicated procedures, it takes 18 to 22 hours to transfer a car. Therefore, the driver should prepare well before leaving the car in Hong Kong. He will prepare a lunch box, enough water and dry food, and he will go to the toilet first in Hong Kong to avoid three people in the car. In urgent embarrassing situations, urination can only be handled with plastic bottles.
Mr. Lin pointed out that he can only go to 10 interchanges per month at most. "Every day is really lifeless", but he has no choice but to make a living. So far, he still does not know when the authorities will relax the relevant measures. I have never tried to be so desolate."
At present, there are many procedural hurdles for cross-boundary drivers between China and Hong Kong to transport goods.
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The epidemic prevention level is full of Chen Di's hands: so cruel to the driver
Chen Dishou, chairman of the Container Transport Trade Unions Federation, said that the current procedure for cross-border drivers between China and Hong Kong to transport goods requires first obtaining a negative nucleic acid test report within 24 hours and registering for the "cross-border security" system. Carry out the inspection, then wait for the vehicle inspection at the vehicle inspection platform at the port, and then hand the truck to a mainland "ferry driver", drive to the integrated connection station and hand it over to another "jockey", and drive to the loading and unloading destination. , and you will need to pass the "ferry driver" to return the truck to the local driver on the return journey.
Chen Dishou said that this "triple level" model greatly increases the time spent by drivers. In addition, due to the need to hire "jockeys" at their own expense, self-employed drivers are equivalent to a reduction in wages.
In addition, when the local driver delivers the car, he needs to wait in a driver rest area for more than half a day at any time, which increases the risk of crowd gathering and infection in disguise.
After multiple checkpoints, Chen Di pointed out that it takes a whole day for cross-border drivers to change cars at any time, and a lot of time is spent waiting. Due to prolonged body flexion and lack of rest, the deterioration of physical health has led to tragedy. However, due to the implementation of the "vehicle restriction order" in the Mainland, the number of approved cross-boundary trucks has been greatly reduced.
Chen also sighed that the industry has been abiding by the laws and regulations during the two years of the epidemic, but the mainland has to continuously set up barriers and measures due to the epidemic, "It directly affects the economic backbone of many families in our country, and it is cruel. I have done it for a few or twenty hours, but I can’t be buried if I get sick or die.” Chen hopes that the governments of China and Hong Kong can imagine for the industry, and hope that the arrangement can be changed so that drivers can reach their destination point-to-point without landing. land.
