The Holguin Taxi Agency is maintaining essential services for transporting passengers and patients with kidney failure. By managing and optimizing resources amidst the country’s complex situation.
Joel Rodríguez Vázquez, director of the agency, explained to the Cuban News Agency (CNA) that the energy crisis, exacerbated by the U.S. oil embargo and the economic situation. It is severely impacting the transportation sector by reducing fuel availability and limiting the operational capacity of the fleet of combustion engines.
Given this scenario, the company is prioritizing the most in-demand routes and services through logistical planning. That allows for fewer trips without affecting the coverage of critical needs, he stated.
Rodríguez Vázquez specified that the 10 Foton minibuses currently operating in the province are running at full capacity. Ensuring connections between provincial hospitals, major educational institutions, and the campuses of the University of Holguin.
Moreover these minibuses operate during peak hours, in the morning and at midday. Benefiting students, workers, patients, and residents in less accessible areas. Such as the Villanueva neighborhood, with an affordable and comfortable service, he noted.
The addition of the first batch of Dongfeng eco-friendly vehicles. Acquired with the Ministry of Transportation’s development fund. It also guarantees transportation for kidney patients from the provincial capital and nearby districts.
Also the official explained that initially, these eco-friendly vehicles serve more than 40 patients at the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University Hospital and the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical-Surgical Hospital. To support care at other centers, including the municipality of Rafael Freyre.
In these locations, the management of brigade leaders is crucial for coordinating operations and addressing logistical challenges. A context in which the electric tricycles provide a useful alternative, he added.
Furthermore he added that the province has 30 of these units dedicated to reinforcing coverage at essential institutions. Such as medical centers and schools, with five in Antilla, five in Gibara, and 20 in the provincial capital.
The entity manages more than 400 vehicles, including combustion engine vehicles, electric tricycles, and minibuses. Acquired after the merger of five companies. Part of this fleet is assigned to priority activities such as the construction of the Loma del Cerro photovoltaic park in Rafael Freyre.
With information from CNA
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