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WE HAVE QUICKLY ADAPTED TO THE NEW CONDITIONS
The coronavirus pandemic has created great challenges for the entire economy, including the transport sector
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BRANKA PERIĆ ŠLJIVIĆ
Director of Perić Trans Company
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he Perić Trans Company was founded in the difficult decade of the 1990s. Thanks to the strong commitment of the company owners and the quality of service, the company has been in business for 30 years now. However, the transport sector was particularly affected during the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke with the director of Perić Trans, Branka Perić Šljivić about the company’s response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus and other challenges the company has encountered during the three decades of successful operations.
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GERMANY 2021
The Perić Trans Company is engaged in an economic activity that has been particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How did you overcome all the challenges and what are the problems that your sector is currently facing? — Our sector is one of the industries that are most at risk, while, at the same time, have vital importance for the functioning of society and the recovery of the national economy because it is the lifeblood of
CHALLENGES
We are proud of all our employees who have been bravely fighting against all the challenges we face every day
any economy. The impact of strict measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic was complex, but also negative for us. On the one hand, the need for the transport of goods, which is of key importance, grew, but in general, the demand for transport services declined. Given that we have faced various challenges in previous years, we have quickly adapted to the new conditions for doing business, instructed our employees in regard to protection measures and created a work strategy that was sustainable and efficient. It was very important for our clients that we were able to continue to service them even in the most difficult conditions and meet their requirements. We are proud of all our employees who have been bravely fighting against all the challenges we face every day, and there has been a multitude of them. We are especially grateful to the drivers who have been doing their job in extremely difficult conditions for the past year. Transportation to the UK represents a significant portion of our business, and Brexit has caused difficulties for us in terms of our vehicles being retained for a number of hours due to huge bureaucratic regulations. Completing additional documentation for vehicles heading to the UK has also caused us to reorganize our business. The emergence of a new British strain of the coronavirus has resulted in new measures, and the latest measure introduced by the Republic of Germany, which pertains to
