The trucking industry stands poised for a solid start in 2021, building on an unprecedented 2020 during which the U.S. economy relied heavily on truckers
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Category: Corona
Cross-border operators discuss trends in 2021
Cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption this year due to COVID-19 pandemic The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption in 2020
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Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid are going to corporations making healthy profits
Dozens of corporations are paying out dividends while receiving federal wage subsidies This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented
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Truck drivers should be among first to get Covid-19 vaccine, says Johns Hopkins prof
TORONTO, Ont. — Nancy Kass believes truck drivers should be among the first people to receive vaccines during a pandemic. And she made the case
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Truck drivers roll, even as other Canadians face new Covid-19 restrictions
HALIFAX, N.S. — Truck wheels continue to roll while non-essential travelers across several Canadian regions face tighter restrictions in the fight against Covid-19. But that
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B.C. set to unveil new COVID-19 measures as case numbers rise, health-care system strained
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Premier John Horgan has hinted at a coming crackdown for B.C. as the COVID-19 infection rate spikes. At a briefing Wednesday,
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Industry leader says stronger screening in place for truckers who don’t need to quarantine during COVID-19
LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) — The head of the BC Trucking Association says COVID-19 transmission rates for essential service drivers who regularly need to cross the
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Sims: London trucker threads narrow lane through U.S. COVID gauntlet
Last week, London truck driver Al Goodhall had to scale his big-rig in Minnesota to make sure the weight was legal before heading home to
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800,000 Women Leave Workforce; Trucking New Beacon of Hope
The COVID pandemic has caused widespread unemployment—especially female unemployment. ATS’s John Kearney urges women to consider commercial truck driving, a profession short on workers and
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