According to the Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) chairman, Apichart Prairungruang, the group has organised the protest to impress upon the government the extent to which high diesel prices are strangling their income. The LTFT is urging the government to reduce its price cap from the current 30 baht per litre to 25 baht. "If the government fails to respond to the demand by Dec 1, we will strike," he said, adding it will immediately afterward raise the cargo transport rates by 10%. "We will continue operating only if the diesel price is 25 baht per litre. He urged the LTFT to avoid piling too much pressure on the government, saying he had instructed the Transport Ministry and its state enterprise, the Transport Co, to help support the cargo transport system in case the drivers strike.

Source: Bangkok Post November 17, 2021 10:02 UTC