The U.S. will close its borders to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated Canadian and Mexican truck drivers on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
They follow a similar rule that took effect at the Canadian border last Saturday.
The border COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming into force despite pushback from the truck industry.
The impact will be felt most acutely for the U.S.-Canada freight market, where around 160,000 truckers regularly cross the border - 75% of whom are Canadian.
"The supply chain is already fragile - so it puts all of us in a precarious situation," Dan Einwechter, CEO of Canadian trucking and logistics firm Challenger Motor Freight, told FreightWaves.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance and American Trucking Alliance have projected that 10%-15% of drivers may leave cross-border trucking as a result of the mandates, and exacerbate existing supply chain issues.
On Monday, several dozen Canadian truckers protested near the U.S. border in Emerson, Manitoba.
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Saturday, January 22, 2022
US to close borders to unvaccinated Canadian, Mexican truckers on Saturday
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