{"id":3302,"date":"2022-01-28T16:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/vaccine-mandate-leading-to-better-driver-pay-carrier\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:43:39","slug":"vaccine-mandate-leading-to-better-driver-pay-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/vaccine-mandate-leading-to-better-driver-pay-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccine Mandate Leading to Better Driver Pay: Carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If there\u2019s a silver lining to come from the current driver shortage and supply chain capacity constraints exacerbated by new mandates requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated, it\u2019s that drivers are likely to see their compensation increase significantly, according to one of the largest carriers in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As reported by James Menzies of Trucknews.com:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf there\u2019s a silver lining, it\u2019s putting the right value on the men and women who do the job,\u201d said Trevor Fridfinnson, chief operating officer of Bison Transport, who was representing the Toronto Transportation Club in a webinar put on by the recently formed North American Transportation Club Alliance (NATCA). \u201cThat\u2019s well deserved and needed and if that can be the silver lining, that we can collectively realize the value that needs to be attributed to that role, then there\u2019s some good that can come from this.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted Bison just gave its cross-border drivers the biggest pay increase in company history.<\/p>\n

Fridfinnson said there are several factors contributing to the supply chain issues facing industry, including the flooding in B.C. that had a ripple effect on capacity throughout the network. Then, the vaccine mandates that took effect this month took about 10% of cross-border truckers off those routes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fleet, in preparation for this, months ago started really pushing the need and promotion of vaccines within our organization,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Even so, about 10% of its cross-border drivers refused the jab, which led to the pay increases \u2013 15% for cross-border company drivers, and 7-8% for owner-operators.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did this proactively and it\u2019s been a good strategy to this point, but we are still seeing tightness in our own network,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bison is working with its customers to address the supply chain issues, with talks focusing on three key topics: how to optimize the network, scheduling and modal shifts where applicable; recognizing the effect inflation is having on trucking costs, including parts, equipment and labor; and recognizing the opportunists who are trying to take advantage of today\u2019s tight capacity with no long-term viability once market conditions normalize.<\/p>\n

Fridfinnson said everyone in the supply chain has a role in ensuring drivers\u2019 time is not wasted, whether at the ports, loading docks or distribution centers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing dwell times going up, and that\u2019s something that\u2019s hurting the ability for us to get to the other side of this,\u201d he said, blaming in part, absenteeism related to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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