Liu xiaoming, vice minister of the ministry of transport, said that since the outbreak, the transport industry has been greatly affected by the outbreak, with passenger and cargo traffic significantly decreasing, and the income of truck drivers, taxi drivers (including online car hailing) and other groups significantly reduced. In view of the current outstanding difficulties and problems, the ministry of transport is working with relevant departments to accelerate the implementation of the policy. Key points include the following: encouraging phased relief of taxi drivers' "money"; Take concrete measures to enable lorry drivers to benefit from toll-free; To coordinate the implementation of financial subsidies for enterprises that perform the task of transport support; Coordinate and increase financial support for passenger and cargo transport enterprises.

According to data released by the ministry of transport, bookings for taxis and ride-hailing services fell by 85 percent in February. Liu xiaoming, vice minister of transport, said that not only the public transport sector, but also passenger and cargo traffic dropped significantly. According to statistics, passenger traffic by railway, highway, waterway and civil aviation dropped 79.9 percent and freight traffic by 26.5 percent in February. The income of truckers and cabbies has fallen sharply.

On March 1, according to the network about car, lift platform company, the Ministry of Transport website related notice, request, fully suspended from han, from network across hubei and in and out of Beijing city about car, lift, resolutely prevent outbreaks by net about car, lift output from wuhan, hubei, resolutely prevent the virus through the network spread about car, ride public transportation. In addition, according to the ministry of transport also issued a notice that in accordance with the relevant requirements, from February 17 to the end of the epidemic prevention and control work, the national toll roads will be free of tolls, the specific deadline will be further notified.