No big change in truck arrivals

by Today's Trucking

OTTAWA, Ont. – Truck arrivals remained steady during Dec. 7-13, with 118,825 truck drivers entering the country, the Canada Border Services Agency said Tuesday.

That represents a decrease 0.43% from 119,334 truck drivers in the comparable week last year, the CBSA said.

Truck Arrivals
Land border crossings dropped 78% last week. (Source: CBSA)

On Dec. 13 alone, 5,872 truckers entered the country, a drop of 0.36% from 5,893 on the comparable date of Dec. 15, 2019, the agency said.

During Dec.7-13, overall volumes were down 78% for those crossing via land and 90% through airports, compared to the same time a year ago.

On Dec. 13 alone, travelers on U.S. flights were down 93%, and international air travelers were down 87%. These numbers are consistent with the previous week, the agency said.

Canada and the U.S. have agreed to keep the border closed to all non-essential travel until Jan. 21 to slow the spread of the pandemic.

The latest extension was announced last week by the CBSA.

https://twitter.com/CanBorder/status/1337473096937320449

In October, Ottawa eased some restrictions to allow family reunions.

The restrictions, first introduced in late March, are not applicable to commercial vehicles.


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