Traffic in Vancouver, Richmond and an area of Delta was backed up in the middle of Sunday, July 21, due to a rally involving semi-trucks.
The rally was organized to protest proposed changes to drayage (a sector of the trucking industry dealing with transporting goods short distances) and licensing.
The rolling rally passed along major roads in Vancouver causing delays, including Burrard, Georgia and Knight streets.
The changes were proposed earlier this year by the Office of the 小蓝视频 Container Trucking Commissioner (), an independent agency of the provincial government tasked with overseeing the container trucking industry in 小蓝视频
The O小蓝视频CTC says the changes are aimed at strengthening off-dock enforcement and increasing the stability of the drayage sector, according to a report released in May.
The rally was organized by the Port Transportation Association (PTA), a group founded in 2019 by companies that work in the drayage sector and deal with the and O小蓝视频CTC.
"Attempting to reshape 小蓝视频's container drayage industry by way of license will have a detrimental effect on 小蓝视频 small business, jobs with all related sectors, risk the health of Canada's supply chain, and will ultimately increase inflation," states the PTA in a .
The rally was organized to bring the public's attention to the proposed changes, which would be put in place at the end of the year. The rally route ran from Annacis Island in Delta to downtown Vancouver and then back out to Delta.
— Port Transportation Association (@ptaVancouver)
