Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association President Todd Spencer delivered a call this weekend to the President of the United States in the form of a letter that warns of the potential for the supply chain to deteriorate quickly if working truckers don’t get the support they deserve along high-risk haul routes in the form of readily available personal protective equipment, testing and more.
“Small-business truckers and professional drivers are the vital link” in the entire nation’s supply infrastructure, Spencer wrote, “putting their lives on the line for the good of the nation. … They run in and out of the hot zones and without question they are exposed. They don’t have access to PPE or any practical means to know when they may be falling ill or any practical solution if they need treatment or self-isolation.”
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