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Coronavirus: these convicts on the road who cross the border between Canada and the United States every day

2020-03-30T06:12:43.254Z


Despite Covid-19, transportation of food and other essentials continues between the two countries.


Montreal

They are the convicts on the road. Driving their Mack, Freightliner or Peterbilt trucks, more than 3,300 truck drivers, “truckers”, as Canadians call their truckers, cross the huge border between Canada and the United States every day. It is one of the most used in the world. Nearly $ 3 billion worth of goods cross the border every day in both directions. If the border was closed to cars because of Covid-19, the transportation of food and other essentials continues between the two countries, thanks to truckers. The drivers have even made seclusion in their heavy goods vehicles an opportunity. It is certain that the latest news on the coronavirus can influence certain drivers. On the other hand, the disadvantage of isolation for the trucker profession has become a quality, "recently said the president and CEO of the Association du

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