Truck drivers in Mexico are exposed to 21 robberies a day, and in 80% of cases they are violent

"Four truck drivers left the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, bound for Oaxaca on November 18. Their families say they were traveling together and that the last time they spoke with them was two days later, when they were in the municipality of Matias Romero, on their way to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. They have been unaccounted for ever since."

"In Mexico, cargo trucks are robbed at least 8,000 times a year, an average of 21 times a day. While the number has decreased since peaking in 2018 at 35.8 per day, the violence persists. Eight out of 10 robberies involve an attack against the driver, according to data from the Executive Secretariat of Public Security, which tracks investigations into these crimes. Between January and October 2025 alone, more than 5,200 trucks were robbed."

Four truck drivers left Reynosa, Tamaulipas for Oaxaca on November 18 and were last heard from two days later in the municipality of Matias Romero en route to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Their trucks are located but the drivers—Aldher Moreno (38), Fernando Castro (41), Andres Ramos (28), and Juan Perez (37)—remain missing as state investigators and the Attorney General search. Trucking in Mexico faces pervasive violence: cargo trucks suffer at least 8,000 robberies annually, eight out of ten attacks involve drivers, and more than 5,200 trucks were robbed between January and October 2025. Roadblocks and protests erupted nationwide, especially along highways between the State of Mexico and Puebla, where most violent robberies occur.

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