Monday 19 October, in Campania: traffic on the A1 Milan–Naples and the A30 Caserta–Salerno is slowed or, in places, stopped. Hauliers are protesting the rise in diesel prices. la Repubblica and ANSA describe occupied junctions, queues of a few kilometres, and a blocked gate at Naples commercial port. Italy is not shut. This is not a single nationwide tally.

Around 3 a.m., the A1/A30 node was temporarily closed for traffic coming from Naples, ANSA writes, citing Autostrade per l'Italia. At their count: 2 km of queue between Villa Literno–Pomigliano and the Napoli Nord barrier, towards Rome; another 2 km between Napoli Nord and Caserta Nord, still towards Rome; 3 km on the A30 between Maddaloni and the A1 fork, towards Caserta. On site: Polizia Stradale and staff from Autostrade’s sixth stretch at Cassino. Those figures are for that hour, not a verdict for the whole day.

The protest started towards midnight, around Caianello. la Repubblica notes occupations or slowdowns at Caserta Sud (where the roadway is occupied), Caserta Nord, Palma Campania, Sarno, Nocera–Pagani. Possible effects on the Naples ring road — possible, not confirmed as a general block. At the port, some trucks sat at the Bausan gate. ANSA: a peaceful protest; drivers also explained the reasons to car drivers. The whole port is not occupied.

Friday’s pickets at Nola and Caianello resumed on Monday. la Repubblica: they hold until Tuesday 20 October, when a meeting with transport minister Matteo Salvini is convened. That is a convening. It is not a deal. It is not the reopening of the toll booths.

In supermarkets, on the third day, the first empty fruit-and-vegetable stalls appear. Antonio Cristiano, chief executive of the Superò chain, says produce was not delivered yesterday and that, if haulage stays stopped, the products they sell most will be at risk. The goods exist, he says; without trucks, shops can hold for a few weeks, then it shows. Fausto Amodio, of the Ciro Amodio group, says they are still getting goods to stores, with difficulty, and that they do not want to pass the extra cost to customers. We have not written that every shelf in Campania is empty.

At the Marcianise and Carinaro freight terminals, goods also stood still yesterday, la Repubblica writes. Angelo Lustro (Filt Cgil Campania) and Pierino Ferraiuolo (Uiltrasporti Campania) sent a note to regional president Roberto Fico and transport councillor Mario Casillo: protests had been announced; prevention was needed. That is their request, not a regional answer. Pasquale Russo, of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio: for many firms, in these conditions, it is hard to go on. His line.

Monday morning’s queues on the A1 and A30. Pickets until the Salvini table. Italy is not shut down.

Image: highway near Caserta, 11 September 2007, Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. A road, not a protest.

Sources consulted: Protesta degli autotrasportatori, sull'A1 chiuso nodo A30 Caserta-Salerno — ANSA; Protesta degli autotrasportatori: primi disagi nei supermercati — la Repubblica Napoli.