Mickey Blashfield News Today

High gas prices are hitting truck drivers hard, and some of them have stopped driving because of it.

Proposals centering on what it would take to make Colon a destination community were ambitious yet plentiful during a community-input session Tuesday.

"They are not anti-vaccine, they are not anti-safety, they spend 90 percent of their time in their cabs," said Mickey Blashfield. "And this seems to be the line in the sand."

"They are not anti-vaccine, they are not anti-safety, they spend 90 percent of their time in their cabs," said Mickey Blashfield. "And this seems to be the line in the sand."

Chaos, confusion and delays are anticipated at border crossings this weekend when a vaccine mandate comes into effect for all truckers entering Canada.

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- A Windsor truck driver and the Michigan Trucking Association (MTA) are pleased to hear of a new vaccine clinic just for Manitoba transport drivers. “It’s good to hear that people are taking initiative, especially in the United States,” says Joe Marchand, a Windsor truck driver. “It’s a good deal for everybody involved,” according to Mickey Blashfield, President of the MTA. On Wednesday, North Dakota opened a vaccine clinic, offering free vaccines for any Ma...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Michigan Trucking Association estimates there are 100,000 jobs available, now, to meet the demand for truck drivers. President Mickey Blashfield says there has been a shortage of truckers for more than a decade, but the pandemic only made it worse. Blashfield says many of the veteran drivers don’t want to take on the challenge of new rules like electronic logs and the new rules for cross-border essential workers. Joe Marchand, a Windsor trucker with three million...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- The Michigan Trucking Association estimates there are 100,000 jobs available, now, to meet the demand for truck drivers. President Mickey Blashfield says there has been a shortage of truckers for more than a decade, but the pandemic only made it worse. Blashfield says many of the veteran drivers don’t want to take on the challenge of new rules like electronic logs and the new rules for cross-border essential workers. Joe Marchand, a Windsor trucker with three million...