30 000 truckers about to lose their job
30 000 truckers about to walk out of their jobs
“In a time that our supply chain is a fragile as it is, eliminating a minimum of 15 to 20% of our cross-border work force, is something that will cause severe harm to the health and safety of residents on both sides of our border.
70% of the 700 billion in trade between Canada and the US is moved by truck. This will have a dramatic effect on supplies and services reaching their destination and getting in the hands of those who need them. One needs to look no further than the recent UK fuel shortage, where the military had to be brought in to deliver fuel as a result of a lack of truck drivers. We are already seeing shortages, if these shortages reach critical levels on items such as fuel, food, blood, medicine or medical supplies, we will see real long-lasting damage.”
Mike Milliam, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada
While the media talks about covid test and other bs, the true crisis remains unreported.
Starting January 15th 2022, truckers must show a proof of vaccine to cross the Canada/US borders. Since March 2020, drivers were considered “essential". They could cross the border without a covid test or the vaccine. Under Biden/Trudeau administration, this is about to change.
22 000 truckers are about to lose their job. But this estimate is from the Canadian Trucking Association. The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) estimated this number closer to 31 000 truckers.
We are looking at a meltdown of the supply chain, or at least some severe disruption.
Get everything you need now. Inflation is just about to get real.
Extra reading: Real Agriculture, Trucker News, Canadian Trucker Association, the Hill Times.
JP