Impactos da pandemia de Covid-19 em empresas de transporte: uma análise sob a perspectiva de gestores

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 on the transport sector in Montes Claros-MG from the perspective of managers in the sector. A qualitative approach was adopted, not so used for this theme, which has been explored primarily through quantitative reports from government agencies and public databases related to the topic both nationally and internationally. To this end, we conducted semi-structured interviews with managers of air and road, cargo and passenger transport companies. Content Analysis was adopted to interpret the textual corpus from the transcribed interviews. Among other findings, the results showed that passenger transport, both by air and road, was the most negatively impacted when compared to cargo transport, leading the passenger transport companies surveyed to reduce costs to mitigate the impacts of reduced travel and reduced occupancy of vehicles and aircraft. Furthermore, the results showed that cargo transport companies, both air and road, were not substantially negatively affected, given that cargo transport tended to remain or even increase, despite restrictions on social mobility.