Traffic jams, a problem without replacement for trucks and carriers

By cities, it is in Madrid where the greatest losses are recorded (187 million euros) followed by Barcelona (with 175 million euros) which is the first Spanish city for the severity of its traffic jams, because they increase the time of trips by truck, van, buses and commercial vehicles that have this city as their origin or destination by 31%. 

The city with the least punishes the professionalsof the road routes is Cádiz, with delays of only 12%, causing economic losses of 7.4 million euros. The second city with the most delays is Palma de Mallorca (29%)  followed by Las Palmas (27%), while Madrid is the eighth with 25%, behind Granada (26%), Seville, Gijón and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (25%).

The The worst situations are experienced during peak hours, when congestion can double travel times. "Traffic jams directly affect companies, which lose productivity and efficiency," Heike de la Horra, commercial director of TomTom Telematics Iberia, explained to the media. Losses have been calculated by applying the minimum interprofessional wage to the hours "lost" behind the wheel during traffic jams, something from which the spare parts, spare parts and truck accessories sector is not spared either.

De la Horra added that due to congestion, "billable loss of time and fuel wastage  as well as higher CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, something that should concern us." On top of that, the delays generate "potentially dissatisfied customers," the TomTom manager stressed. In Barcelona, professional workers have "lost" 119 hours stuck while in Madrid, they have lost 105 working hours.

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