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Canadian truckers forced to choose: COVID vaccines or forfeit US runs

Transport trucks pass under a "Bridge To USA" at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge, US-Canada border crossing, illustrating an article about the impacts of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Canadian truckers.

When Canadian trucker Kerry Delaine, a lease operator from Winnipeg, Manitoba, received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recently, he made a shirt to commemorate the occasion. It has a swastika formed with syringes encircled by the message: “Vaxxed by Force.” 

Delaine does not believe the vaccines are safe or effective but said he felt he had no choice. The reason: Starting in early January, foreign truckers — along with other essential workers — will only be able to enter the U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-truckers-forced-to-choose-covid-vaccines-or-forfeit-us-runs

Trucking company utilizes technology to attract new drivers

Driver recruitment has been a hot-button issue in the transportation industry for years. Trucking companies have notoriously high turnover rates, and the average truck driver is about 55 years old, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. High turnover and an aging workforce have made it difficult for companies to keep their seats filled with qualified drivers — an issue commonly referred to as a driver shortage or a driver squeeze.   

As drivers start to retire en masse, companies have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-company-utilizes-technology-to-attract-new-drivers

Trucker honored for rescuing young accident victim

Photo of driver David Hill superimposed next to Challenger Motor Freight tractor-trailer.

Last winter, a routine day for truck driver David Hill suddenly turned dramatic when a teenager lost control of her car and skidded off an icy road.

“She was scared pretty good and screaming for help.” – David Hill, Challenger Motor Freight driver, after rescuing young accident victim.

On Jan. 30, 2020, Hill was on Interstate 29 just north of Fargo, North Dakota. He was coming from Winnipeg, Canada, heading for southern Wisconsin.

“There was some ice on the roads, so I was only going about 55 mph,...

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Canada’s few big trucking companies now have a lifeline: the feds

A tractor-trailer of Bison Transport

A small group of Canadian trucking companies got a piece of good news when the federal government announced on Monday it would become a lender of last resort for the country’s biggest firms.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility as “bridge financing, not a blank check.” It’s intended to keep Canada’s largest companies in business during the COVID-19 pandemic in the event they exhaust their access to credit.

Companies generating C$300 million...

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