When Canadian trucker Jean Pothier recently tried to schedule a battery of overdue blood tests, he was told to self-isolate for 14 days first over COVID-19 risks. It wasn’t an option for the cross-border lease operator, who pays about CA$3,000 a month for his truck alone on top of a mortgage for the Ontario home he shares with his wife.
“I can’t afford to take the time off,” said Pothier, who drivers for TransX. “I’ll go bankrupt.”
Pothier’s story isn’t an anomaly, industry groups say. Canadian...
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