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The Federal Association of Logistics & Transport pro (BLV-pro) has called for a road haulage rally to Berlin.
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Just a few days ago, farmers protested against cuts with their tractors.
Hundreds of trucks have now come to the capital.
It's again about criticism of the federal government.
Berlin - Hundreds of freight forwarders and farmers took part in another protest in Berlin.
The police reported around 350 participants as well as hundreds of trucks, more than 100 cars and 40 tractors at the Brandenburg Gate.
On banners they called, among other things, for the increase in the truck toll and the CO2 tax to be withdrawn.
According to the police, there were no major traffic disruptions in Berlin because of the rally.
The Federal Association of Logistics & Transport pro (BLV-pro) called for the road haulage rally to Berlin.
When it comes to costs, the industry is at its limit, said the association's spokesman, Daniel Constant, on RBB Inforadio.
“For us, it is simply a matter of ensuring that we have a chance to survive on the market in the future.” Many letters, including to the federal government, remained unanswered.
A rally is planned for tomorrow at the Brandenburg Gate, which Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU) is also expected to attend.
He expressed solidarity with the logistics industry.
“The current federal government is constantly burdening it with new measures such as the CO2 toll,” he said.
This could also be expensive for consumers at the supermarket checkouts.
Farmers and trucking companies had blocked several entrances to the A15 motorway in Brandenburg in the morning.
Except for the Bademeusel access, all access routes between the Polish border and the Spreewald triangle were blocked, the police said.
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