WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration is planning to announce.
November 23, 2021Coronavirus
Government, Business, Logistics 
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge coming into Detroit from Canada. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Non-US Truckers Crossing Border Must Be Vaccinated Starting in January
Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge coming into Detroit from Canada. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) Government, Business 
President Joe Biden (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)
Biden Administration Asks Court to Allow Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)The Biden administration on Nov. 23 asked a federal court to let it move ahead with a workplace rule that would require employees at larger companies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.
November 23, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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Trucking Advised to Prepare for Vaccine Mandate as Courts Review Case
C. Eric Stevens by John Sommers II for Transport TopicsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal law that would mandate vaccinations or regular COVID-19 testing for companies with more than 100 employees is being challenged in court, but one expert noted that the uncertainty around the rule stretches beyond the fundamental question of whether the government can enforce it.
November 10, 2021 Government, Business, Breaking News 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ATA-Led Coalition Sues to Block Federal Vaccine Mandate
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsAmerican Trucking Associations, along with three state trucking associations and a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain, have sued the Biden administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
November 9, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations Oct. 7. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
Biden Team Defends Vaccine Mandate, Wants Cases Combined
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations Oct. 7. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)With its private employer vaccine mandate on hold, the Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week.
November 8, 2021 Government, Business 
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Appeals Court Stays Vaccine Mandate on Larger Businesses
William_Potter/Getty ImagesNEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Nov. 6 temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
November 6, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Truckers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate, Labor Secretary Says
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsTruck drivers traveling alone in their cabs are exempt from a new interim final rule mandating that employees for large private companies get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a statement by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
November 4, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
ATA says it supports vaccinations, but fears a mandate would exacerbate the supply chain crisis. (Bim/Getty Images)
ATA Warns Vaccine Mandate Could Worsen Supply Chain Troubles
ATA says it supports vaccinations, but fears a mandate would exacerbate the supply chain crisis. (Bim/Getty Images)American Trucking Associations has sent a letter to the Biden administration expressing “grave concern” over the potential damage that the president’s plans for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many businesses — including trucking companies — could cause for the country.
October 21, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)
Union Pacific, Unions Sue Each Other Over Vaccine Mandate
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
October 20, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Drivers wait in line on the Rainbow International Bridge at the Canadian border crossing in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
US to Reopen Land Borders With Canada, Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers
Drivers wait in line on the Rainbow International Bridge at the Canadian border crossing in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)The United States will relax coronavirus restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for vaccinated travelers next month, allowing for the resumption of nonessential travel like tourism.
October 13, 2021