The last 13 days have involved plenty of patience for the folks at Aheer Transportation in Delta, B.C., where truckers have been laid off and the lots have been virtually silent because of the strike at the ports.
With news of a tentative deal on Thursday, mechanics and co-ordinators were swinging into action to prepare to clear out the backlog of shipments that has piled up during the work stoppage, according to the company’s CEO, Shinda Aheer.
“For us right now, we’re already panicking. … Tomorrow, the floodgates will open and this is gonna be packed,” he told CBC News on Thursday.
“It’s
