Trucking News · International · October 25, 2026

Mexico Trucker Stoppage Still Set for Monday as Groups Split

Two truckers wait beside a long line of parked semis led by an orange cab, one with crossed arms and one checking his phone — Illustration for this story. Not a photo of a specific location.

An indefinite national trucking stoppage in Mexico is still set to begin Monday, Oct. 26, backed by the national cargo trucking chamber CANACAR and the groups HAMOTAC, FEMATRAC and INDECO, according to El Economista and Uno TV. The groups AMOTAC, AMTAC, ANTAC, CONATRAM and CANAPAT have said they will not take part, according to Excelsior and other outlets. One place to watch is Nuevo Laredo, directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.

This developing story is current as of Sunday morning, Oct. 25. Check back for updates. Quotes from Spanish-language sources are Big Rig Daily translations.

Who is backing the stoppage

El Economista and Uno TV, both on Oct. 24, listed CANACAR, HAMOTAC, FEMATRAC and INDECO as the organizations calling the stoppage. As of Sunday, CANACAR and HAMOTAC were still maintaining the call, according to Infobae, which reported that HAMOTAC called on members to take part starting at 6 a.m. in all 32 Mexican states.

El Economista reported the organizers said their actions do not include blocking toll booths or roads.

Who says they will keep rolling

AMOTAC and AMTAC: Both said they will not join, Excelsior reported. AMOTAC's leader cited ongoing work with Mexico's federal security chief.
CONATRAM: Said its members will keep working normally, according to Excelsior and El Heraldo de Mexico.
CANAPAT: The passenger and tourism bus chamber will not participate, Excelsior reported.
ANTAC: Withdrew its support, citing a lack of clear proposals, according to Uno TV and Infobae.

Mexico's Interior Ministry, known as Segob, urged truckers to avoid affecting the public and offered dialogue through working tables, according to El Economista.

Why truckers say they are stopping

Ricardo Pillado Herrejon, CANACAR's delegate in Nuevo Laredo, cited highway insecurity, theft of trucks and cargo, the daily risks drivers face, overregulation, reduced tax incentives and poor road conditions, according to NLDTV and La Jornada. Lider Web also reported excessive towing and impound fees among the concerns.

He also pointed to proposed changes to a tax break for highway tolls in Mexico's 2027 economic package, NLDTV reported.

"We don't want to stop Mexico, we want Mexico to listen to us," Pillado Herrejon said, according to Lider Web.

What it could mean at Laredo

"In our city there are crossings of between 14,000 and 16,000 operations at customs," Pillado Herrejon said, according to NLDTV. "That is the impact this stoppage could reach." Citing CANACAR's national leadership, he said a stoppage of this size would cost about 21 billion pesos a day nationally, NLDTV reported.

How many trucks actually stop on Monday is not yet known. Check back for updates. Drivers with freight moving through Laredo early this week may want to check with brokers and customers first and plan breaks around long waits with the hours of service break calculator.