Backups at the Canadian border

“Can I see proof of vaccination?”

That’s what truck drivers headed into Canada will hear beginning this Saturday, January 15. Drivers entering the country will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination (according to a January 10th Transportation Topics article), and it’s likely to have a strong effect on cross-border freight.

The requirements will be a two-way street. Canadian drivers entering the U.S. will be required to show proof of vaccination beginning January 22.

A recent survey of 1,200 truck drivers found that 36% of respondents had no intention of getting the vaccine. That could equate to a large chunk of shipments not making it across the border.

?So what can your company do? Start communicating with your carriers now about their employee vaccination rate. Flat World partners with Frontier Supply Chain Solutions, a cross-border shipping company with a team of drivers who are all vaccinated. Flat World and Frontier are prepared to help companies like yours continue shipping across the American-Canadian border with minimal interruption.