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NederlandsFrance: OTRE and FAI call hauliers to Paris on 21 October over fuel prices
The Organisation des Transporteurs Routiers Européens and the Fédération des Autocaristes Indépendants announce a mobilisation in Paris on 21 October — "and following days" — over rising professional diesel prices. The format (whether it involves a road blockade or just a demonstration) is not yet set. It adds to the CFDT Route strike already called for 16 October, over wages.
The Organisation des Transporteurs Routiers Européens (OTRE) and the Fédération des Autocaristes Indépendants (FAI) announced this week a mobilisation of freight and passenger transport companies in Paris, starting on 21 October 2026 — the statement’s own title reads “and following days”, leaving open the possibility of further action after that date.
Four demands
- A cut in fuel prices at the pump.
- A stronger diesel indexation mechanism for road freight, with a single, binding reference — today, passing fuel costs on to transport prices is seen as slow and uneven between contracts.
- Immediate reassessment of transport prices, with fuel increases passed on in full.
- Reinstating hauliers into the French government’s support schemes, from which they say they were excluded.
Format not yet set
OTRE has not confirmed whether the Paris action will involve a road blockade, organised go-slow or just a street demonstration — the “format will be made clear shortly”, per the statement. This article will be updated once OTRE confirms it.
Adds to the 16 October strike
This mobilisation adds to the CFDT Route strike already called for 16 October, over wages — a different union, a different demand, but the same month. Anyone crossing France with goods or passengers should plan for possible disruption on two separate dates in October, not just one.