Vaccine Mandate for Cross Border Trucking Now in Effect, Mandate For Domestic Trucking Begins In A Week, Prepare Your Affairs Accordingly

Theconservativetreehouse.com ^ | 1-18-2022 | Sundance

[blam]

The cross border vaccine mandate for truckers in/out of Canada is now in effect. The U.S. vaccine mandate takes effect on January 22nd.

It will take a few days to see the consequences, but there will be consequences.

Keep in mind, any impact is taking place in a supply chain system that is already tenuous and unstable at best. A small disruption that may have been minimally significant against a fully operational supply chain, is more likely to be a much bigger disruption in a supply chain that is already under a severe amount of demand side stress. Somewhere in the range of 16,000 to 38,000 daily loads are likely to be impacted.

When questioned about this, Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc says the trucking industry “has had adequate time to prepare for this.” Keep in mind, the mandate was announced 45 days ago (November 30th). According to the Canadian government, changing the structural rules for all the logistics and commerce in cross border shipping, 45 days is enough notice.

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CANADA – […] “I think you probably won’t see that movement … that the government’s looking for,” retail expert Bruce Winder told CTV News Channel on Saturday when asked if the effort will encourage truckers to get vaccinated.

[…] The mandate throws a “major wrench” in the Canadian and North American supply chains, he added, with grocers, food producers, the auto parts industry and building materials among the sectors expected to be most affected.

“I really hope that we’re not at the stage where you see food insecurity, where you’re actually going to grocery stores and there’s nothing on the shelf,” Winder said. “That could be the worst-case scenario.”

Mike Millian, president of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, told CTV News Channel on Saturday that there were as many 23,000 vacancies at the end of the third quarter of 2021, with his group’s own studies showing that roughly 20 per cent of Canadian truck drivers operating across the border are unvaccinated.

[…] “If we remove a fifth of that workforce, we’re going to see shortages on shelves and we’re going to see inflation of prices, because the cost to bring this stuff here is going to go up.” (read more)

The truth is no one knows how bad the disruption will be. What we do know is that there will be disruption, and there is no infrastructure for a level of rig-switching at the border crossing region that could accommodate changing rigs, drop-offs and/or pick-ups or driver transfers on the scale that is being discussed. The logistics here are a total mess.

Keep your fingers crossed, but prepare for FUBAR.

We have a friend who drives for a trucking company. They have 10 drivers who go in to Canada, he is one. Company told them – you all must be vaxx’d. Seven (7) refusing… company now has 3 drivers (for Canada).

— Cuprum Dea 🍊 Andy Beshear – Kentucky Tyrant (@CuprumDea) January 16, 2022

Friday was my last trip and contribution to the economy also. Skippy, you woke a sleeping giant.🤬 pic.twitter.com/C9v4FyGdTm

— 🇨🇦🌟 Fed up Canuck 🌟🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸 (@TonyErb3) January 16, 2022

A concerned Canadian Truck Driver… you should listen cause it effects America too pic.twitter.com/TMaCzNFjnY

— FiestyQgrl ~ Run To Your Goal (@FQgrl) January 17, 2022

I don't know who you talked to that gave you that information, but it's logistically impossible to sustain. I've worked booking trucks across the border for 5yrs and it is significantly affected everyone involved. Many companies will go under if this is not reversed.

— Gordolover 🇵🇱 (@olea8) January 16, 2022

there is no room for it. The I-81 crossing at the St. Lawrence is near my home. You can't cross drop a load and then pick up there. Ever seen Windsor/Detroit? No way to do that there. How about the Rainbow bridge at the Falls? Nope, no room there.

— The Retiree ⛳🏌️‍♀️🎸🎹🇺🇸 (@BillSpies1) January 16, 2022

[mistfree]

According to this article in conservative tree house the trucker strike in CA has already started.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/01/17/slow-rolling-trucker-vaccine-protest-begins-at-manitoba-u-s-border-crossing/

[sausageseller]

I am seeing cross border truck load rates increase.
Us mainland to Alaska has already jumped 30% on loads I am looking at.

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Slow Rolling Trucker Vaccine Protest Begins At Manitoba U.S. Border Crossing

Global News is reporting on a slow moving vaccine protest by truckers at the Manitoba, Canada-U.S border crossing.

(Global News) – […] “Truck drivers are circling MB-75 between Emerson Duty Free and the Commercial Inspection station blocking all lanes heading south to the United States and Northbound traffic coming from the USA,” Throp said.

In a video sent to Global News by Dawn Davey, trucks can be seen slowly driving on Hwy. 75 and horns are blasting. (read more)

The Canadian vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers began Saturday, January 15. The U.S. vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers begins January 22nd.

[ferret_airlift]

Hm. Canada sends a fair amount of lumber down to the states. How much in the way of food/goods?

[Flick Lives]

[…] “If we remove a fifth of that workforce, we’re going to see shortages on shelves and we’re going to see inflation of prices, because the cost to bring this stuff here is going to go up.” (read more)

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“The damn Kulaks aren’t dying fast enough with the vaxx, let’s try starving them.”

[sausageseller]

Loaded both ways or go back to Canada empty , which rarely happens.
Canadian trucks cannot move loads with in the US by law.
Only border moves.

[woodbutcher1963]

Lumber, plywood, osb, paper products, wood pellets, rock salt, maple syrup, greenhouse tomatoes, petroleum products, smoked salmon, Christmas trees,

These are the items that I personally know of that ship from Canada into the US. I am sure there are hundreds I do not know about.

[woodbutcher1963]

Typically Canadian truckers do not leave for the US until they have a return load back into Canada. I see this all the time with trucks of lumber. They pick up the lumber at the mill in BC and then bring it to a holding yard. Then they bring it into the states when they have a return load. This means many times the mill we invoice us and the loads sits somewhere for a week or two. I have had loads over a month between pick up in BC and delivery into MN.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Lots of dairy products come in from Canada.

[woodbutcher1963]

Lots of auto parts are made in Ontario and shipped to assembly plants in the US/MI.
At one point, F150s were mostly made in Windsor, Ontario.

Another very important Canadian import is BEER. Labatts, Molson and others.

[SgtHooper]

Something good from all tis nonsense, is that NAFTA might actually be destroyed! To hell with NAFTA!

[Think free or die]

We spend a lot of time in upstate NY near the border. In normal times, lots of rigs run up and down route 87, loaded with everything from food to forest products. Construction materials and paper goods are huge cross-border shipments. Loss of Canadian tourism has hit the region pretty hard already, especially the marinas near Montreal. This will hit construction and other industries like a sledge hammer.

It's unlucky for us because we have a cottage up there that needs a new roof. We'd hoped to do an expansion at the same time, but now I suspect we'll be lucky to get roofing material and the cost and availability of materials will kill the dream of expanding.

[sausageseller]

Yes, flatbed lumber loads are quite different than van trailer or reefer loads.
Michigan and NY crossing are constant down and back loads at border crossing for van and reefer with no delays.

[Think free or die]

"Hm. Canada sends a fair amount of lumber down to the states. How much in the way of food/goods?"

Lots of canola oil, along with processed foods. Forestry products include construction materials and an essential item in every home - toilet paper.

[OHPatriot]

I take that personal - “The damn Kulaks aren’t dying fast enough with the vaxx, let’s try starving them.” I’m Slavic and my family (what’s left of them) in the old country were considered Kulaks. My grandparents escaped, other relatives weren’t so lucky.

[vpintheak]

Well. Alaska is screwed.

[RinaseaofDs]

When the shelves empty, there’s only one person to blame:

Dominic Leblanc

This is who needs to field the questions about why the shelves are bare. Just so everyone knows who to ask.

[G Larry]

And you wonder why they shut down the various oil pipelines moving oil from Canada.....

No Premium gas at Sam's Club in Denver burbs....for the last week!

[Cold Heart]

Trump got rid of NAFTA