Overview

• A July 12–13 crash on the Siglo XXI highway that killed six harvesters prompted the crackdown on unsafe transport practices
• The Mobility Law bans carrying personnel in pick-up truck beds, limiting those vehicles to cargo use only
• Bedolla directed ITransporte and the Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Movilidad to conduct sector-wide reviews of avocado orchards and packing facilities
• Officials have warned of “mano dura” enforcement and are preparing sanctions against growers who continue illegal worker shuttles
• Avocado companies now face pressure to provide legally compliant, dignified transportation for tens of thousands of day laborers