Unvaccinated cross border Canadian drivers

[Rigjockey]

Looks like the feds on both sides of the border are looking to add to the driver shortage by Friday.

As always the comments below the article are good.
Here is the article..

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

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

www.trucknews.com

 

[Rigjockey]

This looks like the hill that PM Bouncy Castle wants to die on.
A lot of truckers are aging out or simply don't want to put up with the B.S. and will just find another job.
Will the public support? Probably, they like fresh fruits and veggies.

Elon Musk may support or influence being as he needs materials.

Brandon and PM black face need to figure this out before Friday.

 

[Rigjockey]

Truckers, from hero's to zeros in a very short time.

It looks like some assholes have forgot where they got their toilet paper from when all hell broke loose in 2020.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

I ran out of fucks to give quite a while ago. They can have it.

 

[Mike]

Definitely a potential mess coming.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

When I hauled machines those dealers were night and day more appreciative than the "public".

The public is stupid and I hate them.

Even when I was doing satellite dishes half of them would lead in with "the man on the phone said...." and you almost knew it was gonna be a bad time. You're almost as dumb as the man for believing his shit.

 

[gearjammer]

Truckers, from hero's to zeros in a very short time.

It looks like some assholes have forgot where they got their toilet paper from when all hell broke loose in 2020.

it isn't just truckers,
warehouse workers, grocery workers, snow plow drivers, ect are all spread thin and if BRANDON gets his way will get a lot thinner very shortly

My favorite is hospital staff. already some hospitals are turning people away and some now have national guard helping out
the hospital my daughter works at has staff working a lot of overtime she is working two extra shifts a week and they want her to work even more.
then they came out with the bright idea that nurses with covid can work if they are able if they wear a mask but if the mandates kick in the unvaxxed staff will get the boot even if they test covid free.

this is total insanity

 

[Rigjockey]

Even the electrician at the plant came over to talk to me.
Hey did ya hear what is happening to the cross border truckers on Saturday?
Yup I heard.

He had a few theories on why this was happening and why various other things Covid related were happening.

I couldn't really argue with him because at this point, he might be right.

 

[Mike]

Landline, Reuters, and a few others are talking about it now. I was beginning to think this was going to sneak up on most of the media.

 

[Rigjockey]

This is a pretty big deal because estimates are 10% of cross-border drivers are un-vaxed.
Even if they were to run out today and get their first shot they would still be 4 weeks away from being fully vaxed. They would have to wait four weeks before they could get their second dose.

 

[Phantom Trucker]

Apparently TFI, CAT, Kriska and Challenger (likely others shortly), have implemented "Covid surcharges" of $150-175 per load on all cross border shipments.

 

[Rigjockey]

Apparently TFI, CAT, Kriska and Challenger (likely others shortly), have implemented "Covid surcharges" of $150-175 per load on all cross border shipments.

That should help boost inflation.

Are they passing any of that money to the drivers?

 

[gearjammer]

On the US side never fear secretary Pete Buttigieg is here to save the day,
according to the news he has already taken care of the supply chain crisis so this will be small potato's for him to fix.
We are all in good hands at least on the US side

 

[Phantom Trucker]

Not a peep out of any of these carriers in regards to loosing drivers due to the mandate, but they're certainly not shy on bumping their rates as a result.

 

[Phantom Trucker]

That should help boost inflation.

Are they passing any of that money to the drivers?

Doubt it. Not TFI. We'll be reading about them after the first quarter bragging about another record quarter. They're such dirtbags.

 

[gearjammer]

Not a peep out of any of these carriers in regards to loosing drivers due to the mandate, but they're certainly not shy on bumping their rates as a result.

the companies are very unlikely to let a good crisis go to waste,----------- to increase their bottom line substantially

 

[Rigjockey]

Doubt it. Not TFI. We'll be reading about them after the first quarter bragging about another record quarter. They're such dirtbags.

I work for TFI.

 

[Phantom Trucker]

I work for TFI.

Doesn't sound like it's as painful where you are with them. It's been quite aggravating to say the least out West.

 

[Phantom Trucker]

the companies are very unlikely to let a good crisis go to waste,----------- to increase their bottom line substantially

I get that. That's exactly they were all silent. They were licking their chops at the opportunity to adjust their rates upwards.

 

[Rigjockey]

Doesn't sound like it's as painful where you are with them. It's been quite aggravating to say the least out West.

Ya, I am not even sure if they know I work there. I like to keep it that way.