The U.S. vaccine mandate on truck drivers should end

A year has come and gone since ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters converged on Ottawa streets, in what was initially framed as a fight against vaccine mandates for border-crossing truck drivers. It…

Trudeau, O’Toole stress need for truck drivers to get vaccinated

Federal leaders continue to reinforce the need for truck drivers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, as convoys of protesters head to Ottawa. “Almost 90% of truckers in Canada are…

Border-crossing truck drivers told to download ArriveCAN app

Canadian border officials are preparing to take a hard line on a vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers on Jan. 15. But enforcement teams may initially take an educational approach…

CTA calls for ArriveCAN alternative to prove truck driver vaccine status

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the federal government to introduce an alternative to the ArriveCAN app that truck drivers need to use to prove their vaccine status…

Unvaccinated cross-border truck drivers face quarantines and screening Jan. 15

Don Slater has no plans to get a Covid-19 vaccine, and as of Jan. 15 that means the lifelong truck driver will face new restrictions when crossing the border into…

Truck driver vaccine mandates loom for cross-border operations

Canadian fleets are reporting a “modest” increase in Covid-19 vaccines among their truck drivers, but Canada’s largest trucking association continues to warn of supply chain chaos if vaccine mandates go…

Vaccine and testing mandate marches forward for large employers in U.S.

Plans to require vaccines or weekly Covid-19 tests at U.S. businesses with more than 100 employees continue to march forward in the wake of a new court ruling. The Sixth…

Manufacturers join call to delay truck driver vaccine mandates

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is joining in the call to delay vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers that are scheduled to take hold beginning Jan. 15. In a statement…

Coming driver vaccine mandates will disrupt ‘beleaguered’ supply chain: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is warning that a federal vaccine mandate planned for truck drivers will severely disrupt a fragile and beleaguered supply chain. This recently announced mandate builds…

Fuel Transport paying $10K bonus to fully vaccinated truck drivers

Truck drivers at Fuel Transport have a new reason to roll up their sleeves prior to Jan. 15, in the form of a $10,000 bonus for those who are fully…

PMTC calls for vaccine mandate delay, cites low truck driver vaccination rate

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) wants a vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers to be delayed, citing an internal survey that found just 67.3% of such drivers…

Canada to require vaccines for cross-border truck drivers, CTA warns of ‘perfect storm’

Canada will require truck drivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before crossing the border as of Jan. 15, building on a similar announcement already made by U.S. regulators. The…

Truckers fail to escape coming U.S. vaccine mandate

The countdown has begun toward U.S. rules that will require workers at businesses with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be tested on a weekly basis.

Vaccine mandate could see 38,000 truck drivers abandon cross-border work: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) believes one in five of Canada’s cross-border truck drivers will quickly abandon international work when the U.S. requires them to prove they’re double-vaccinated beginning in…

Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic

Truck drivers in Ontario’s Peel region can now register for spots in a transportation-focused Covid-19 vaccine clinic, running from 1-8 p.m. from July 17-18. The vaccines will be administered at…