At least 1,138 companies are reportedly failing to comply with Sicetac’s minimum prices

The Superintendency of Transportation has intensified its inspection, surveillance and control work in the automotive land freight transport sector, managing to require 3,023 companies for alleged regulatory non-compliance and 1,483 first-instance investigations failedwith sanctions amounting to more than $40 billion.

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“We are committed to ensuring that the public land freight transport service in Colombia is provided under the highest standards of legality and equity. The implementation of new technologies and the strengthening of our inspection and control processes are crucial steps to ensure that companies comply with current regulations, thus protecting users and promoting fair competition in the sector,” said Transportation Superintendent Ayda Lucy Ospina Arias.

In compliance with article 2.2.1.7.6.2 of Decree 1079 of 2015 and Resolution 757 of the same year, as well as articles 29 and 65 of Law 336 of 1996, the Superintendency has deployed the Requirements Information System (SIR-ST), a tool that optimizes the collection of data and evidence, facilitating the monitoring of the regulatory obligations of companies in the sector.

To date, SuperTransport has required 1,138 companies that have allegedly breached the economic relations regime and with the minimums established by the Efficient Cost Information System for Motor Freight Transportation (SICETAC), according to the reports of the National Registry of Freight Dispatches (RNDC) corresponding to 2022.

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In addition to this massive requirement and as a result of other administrative actions deployed, 257 investigations have been opened for failure to provide informationin addition to non-compliance with current regulations on the matter, which are at different stages of the administrative sanctioning process. Work is also underway to establish the different scenarios and actions to be deployed based on the recurrence of companies during the 2023 and 2024 terms.

Regarding the non-reporting of manifests in the RNDC, 1,885 companies have been required, and 308 additional investigations have been opened.

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The Superintendency’s surveillance work also includes:

– 2.287 preliminary investigations.

– 1.180 processes for failure to report information in the National Transportation Supervision System (VIGIA).

– 312 administrative actions due to overweight detected in vehicles.

– 209 ongoing processes arising from Single Reports of Transportation Infringements (IUIT).

– 596 ongoing investigations into other offending conduct.

Preliminary proceedings have also been initiated against 46 cargo generators, seeking to determine their responsibility for violations of the economic relations regime.

Paula Galeano Balaguera
Portfolio Journalist