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, 2021vaccine mandate
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, Safety
Registered nurse Noleen Nobleza gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Julio Quinones at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
Cincinnati Court Chosen to Consider Biden Vaccine Mandate
Registered nurse Noleen Nobleza gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Julio Quinones at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
Challenges to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
November 16, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
C. Eric Stevens by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Trucking Advised to Prepare for Vaccine Mandate as Courts Review Case
C. Eric Stevens by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
NASHVILLE, 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 Topics
American 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