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Valencia Truckers Use San Cristóbal Feast to Demand Young Drivers and Flood Payouts

The procession ended with a blessing at Tinglado 2 followed by a mascletà, with drivers urging expeditious DANA insurance claim payments

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Los festejos culminan con la bendición de los vehículos y una mascletà

Overview

  • About 300 tractor units and over 1,000 participants joined a fireworks-fueled, horn-honking procession from Valencia’s center to the Port
  • The event concluded with a blessing at Tinglado 2 followed by a mascletà at 2 p.m.
  • Transport leaders pressed the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros to expedite DANA flood insurance payments for companies still recovering from June’s storms
  • Speakers highlighted a looming labor gap as one in three drivers are aged 55–65 and urged targeted campaigns to recruit younger personnel
  • Mobility councilor Jesús Carbonell and festivities chair Mónica Gil joined the procession to show municipal support for the sector’s demands