It’s been a bumpy road for truckers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Manitoba trucker David Henry told 680 CJOB he’s experiencing it first-hand, as he’s stuck in the U.S.
waiting for a load to take back across the border. “We have that same issue as drivers in other places — waiting for loads to get back home again.” Henry said this trip down south was initially due to some trailers that had been ordered several months ago and were ready to be picked up.
Now it’s a waiting game. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We’ve got manufacturers and other facilities out there that aren’t able to take advantage of their typical economies of scale… maybe instead of production 24 hours, they’re only working