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Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler called urgent talks with the taxi sector and transport regulator IHTT after drivers threatened a strike next week over fuel-linked fare disputes, as the government holds CA-5 highway toll rates flat and absorbs a 256-million-lempira deficit.

Honduras's taxi drivers union is threatening a work stoppage next week after failing to reach an agreement with transport authorities on fare increases, citing rising fuel prices that erode driver incomes.

Ana Belinda Valenzuela, commissioner of Honduras's land-transport institute, said meetings at the Energy Ministry will continue to examine how fuel prices are calculated in the country.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras says it will maintain free bus service for students despite demands from the transport regulator to formalize operations and complaints from private bus operators that the program cuts into their revenue.

A proposal by Liberal congressman Francis Cabrera would assign municipalities authority to issue local cargo and passenger-transport permits while giving the national transport institute (IHTT) authority over intercity service, aiming to streamline approval processes.

The Institute of Transportation (IHTT) has published dates, times, and locations for mandatory vehicle safety inspections (FTM) in week 5 across its regional offices nationwide.

Weak enforcement at checkpoints allows overloaded and illegally modified heavy vehicles to operate without IHTT permits, despite rising death tolls from traffic accidents; the DNVT recorded 1,128 road deaths so far in 2026.

The head of Honduras's transit authority said if fuel prices continue declining, the agency will review taxi fares to determine possible rate reductions for passengers.

The Honduran Road Transport Institute (IHTT) has begun nationwide enforcement operations targeting heavy trucks, including mechanical inspections, cargo checks, and traffic-law compliance monitoring to reduce road accidents.

Honduras's transport authority has seized 31 vehicles operating for Uber, InDriver, and VIP taxi services since February, citing lack of permits, while the ride-hailing platforms are scheduled to meet with Congress on June 10 to discuss regulatory frameworks.

The president of Congress convened representatives from Uber, InDriver, Taxis VIP, and other digital transport platforms for a June 8 meeting with the Transport Commission to address vehicle confiscations and fines imposed by authorities on operators working in a legal gray zone.

The head of Honduras's land-transport authority said the government may call taxi operators to negotiate a rollback of the L5 provisional fare increase granted during higher fuel prices, if pump prices continue to decline.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano has called a June 9 meeting between ride-hailing platforms including Uber, inDriver, and VIP taxi services and Congress's Transportation Commission to discuss regulation and enforcement actions by the transport authority.