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Post by grammanisi on Mar 20, 2020 20:54:18 GMT
He is a 3 state truck driver. The company is owned by DHL. Everyone will receive paperwork to carry with them, stating they are was and can be on the road.
While I'm relieved he probably won't be laid off, I'm concerned about him dealing with people at his pick ups and deliveries. He is wearing gloves constantly, has lots of Clorox wipes and always uses his own pen.
Wish us luck!
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Post by used2scrap on Mar 20, 2020 20:55:55 GMT
When this subsides, I hope we as a nation take a good hard look at the everyday people and services that contribute so much to our lives.
You are both in my thoughts.
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Post by grammanisi on Mar 20, 2020 21:10:01 GMT
When this subsides, I hope we as a nation take a good hard look at the everyday people and services that contribute so much to our lives. You are both in my thoughts. Thank you for saying that. They definitely don't get the thanks that they need and deserve. |
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Post by julie5 on Mar 20, 2020 21:13:17 GMT
I saw a bumper sticker once that said “if you have it, a trucker helped get it there” thank you to your dh for keeping the world moving. <3
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 21:17:50 GMT
My daughter is a truck driver. She just called from LA and said it's spooky. She said Vegas was eerie, so many places she said just give them goosebumps with the lack of businesses and people is scary.
She did say that truckers are running routes left and right to get supplies. They are having issues as are most they can't find hand sanitizer and paper towels.
She said hopefully when they get mid-west they can find some.
Thank you to all of those who can't work from home.
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Post by Butterfly Momma on Mar 20, 2020 21:32:30 GMT
He is a 3 state truck driver. The company is owned by DHL. Everyone will receive paperwork to carry with them, stating they are was and can be on the road. While I'm relieved he probably won't be laid off, I'm concerned about him dealing with people at his pick ups and deliveries. He is wearing gloves constantly, has lots of Clorox wipes and always uses his own pen. Wish us luck! Your post could be mine, except that my husband is a cargo pilot. His company moves the majority of air cargo in Canada and they have been deemed essential workers. I am so grateful that it doesn't look like he will lose his job (we have had more than our fair share of job losses due to economy changes, given that aviation is one of the first to loose jobs), but the fact that he flies in and out of places across the US and Canada that have high amounts of covid, I'm worried. He is doing his best to protect himself and his company is really stepping up to keep their crews safe also. He told me last night that it takes a crew 1.5 hours to disinfect each plane after it lands. Here's to the people who will keep our countries moving, and to the worried families at home hoping they will be ok 💜 |
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Post by mayceesgranny on Mar 20, 2020 21:52:59 GMT
I work for a trucking company also. The entire staff from Drivers, to mechanics, dispatchers, admin and payroll are all here working and have all been deemed "essential". We are all here to support our drivers who are out there on the front lines providing the goods our country needs. I'm amazed at our truckers and everything they deal with on a normal day - but times like this just solidify how valuable they are. The frightening part is that there aren't many young people going in to the field and we face a major driver shortage in the next decades. Did you know the average age of a truck driver is 50?
Obviously we are not as essential as the health care workers are right now - but we are definitely one of the businesses that will keep our country supplied!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 21, 2020 0:03:15 GMT
My dad's a truck driver, too, grammanisi , so I know it's hard work and I appreciate your husband. I always try to be really respectful of semis when I'm out driving on the road. Here's a very interesting infographic on what would happen if the trucks stop rolling. I'm not 100% certain of the reliability of the source, since it appears to be from an industry publication, but even if it's only partially true, it's really eye opening. |
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Post by gorgeouskid on Mar 21, 2020 0:14:14 GMT
Mine too (air filtration systems for hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and the like). His CEO sent them all letters.
However, since DS was exposed, he's WFH for the period of our quarantine.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 21, 2020 0:17:41 GMT
My husband's job was deemed essential and there has been a reported case at his work. There's thousands of employees. All I can do is hope it wasn't in his area.
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Post by yivit on Mar 21, 2020 0:31:45 GMT
I've been deemed mission essential/mission critical, but I'm not out in the trenches like those above are. I am SO grateful to all those who are keeping our country supplied, healthy, and safe. My 'classification' is mainly so that if fecal matter meets blades onsite that I can get in to stop it from spreading. Cybersecurity, so most of it I can do from anywhere I have a connection, but sometimes it requires boots on the ground for unplugging or confiscating an asset or a forensic image. I'm just hoping we don't have anything that requires that level of attention. Problem is that the 'bad guys' ALWAYS try to take advantage of these type of situations. That's why I'm already 11 hours up for the pay period only 5 days into it. Good thing I love what I do!  |
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Post by StephDRebel on Mar 21, 2020 2:05:29 GMT
Mine too. He is in medical, he is a seating tech for mobility patients but every appointment this week has cancelled
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 21, 2020 2:14:39 GMT
He is wearing gloves constantly, has lots of Clorox wipes and always uses his own pen. I had read that UPS drivers are verbal acknowledgement and singing themselves. I bumped (Not literally) into a UPS driver this morning and thanked him and told him to be safe. He gave me a big smile! May all in the trucking industry be SAFE! We need you ! |
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Post by frog on Mar 21, 2020 2:24:53 GMT
My DH and youngest DS are both in the food industry. DH was given a letter at work today saying he is essential in case things get worse over the weekend. DS did not get a letter from his employers yet. I'm assuming he will get one if things do get restricted around here.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Mar 21, 2020 2:27:48 GMT
My dad's a truck driver, too, grammanisi , so I know it's hard work and I appreciate your husband. I always try to be really respectful of semis when I'm out driving on the road. Here's a very interesting infographic on what would happen if the trucks stop rolling. I'm not 100% certain of the reliability of the source, since it appears to be from an industry publication, but even if it's only partially true, it's really eye opening. Your link doesn't work. Can you try again, please? |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 21, 2020 2:34:32 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH?
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 21, 2020 2:46:46 GMT
My dad's a truck driver, too, grammanisi , so I know it's hard work and I appreciate your husband. I always try to be really respectful of semis when I'm out driving on the road. Here's a very interesting infographic on what would happen if the trucks stop rolling. I'm not 100% certain of the reliability of the source, since it appears to be from an industry publication, but even if it's only partially true, it's really eye opening. Your link doesn't work. Can you try again, please? I'm sorry about that; looks like part of the link got deleted when I posted. I think it's fixed. If not, let me know and I'll type out the highlights. |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 21, 2020 2:55:43 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH?
“Letter carriers and mailboxes just don’t seem to be the most important or even any relevant aspect of COVID-19 transmission,” Vinetz told TODAY.
“But it’s reasonable just to wash your hands several times a day — any time you’re contacting something that comes in from outside your home.”
He wasn’t worried about the public handling letters, USPS parcels or Amazon packages as long as they kept up their hand hygiene. It’s fine to clean your mailbox with an antibacterial wipe if you wish, but since mailboxes aren’t touched by very many people, Vinetz wasn’t concerned about the virus being transmitted that way.
“This virus doesn’t infect people through the skin; it only infects people through the respiratory tract. By wearing gloves, it gives people a false sense of security and, more importantly, it wastes resources,” Vinetz said.
“I advise strongly against using gloves for routine daily life activities. It does not make any sense to me as an infectious disease doctor.”
Just remember: Whenever you’re outside a home-controlled environment or bring a delivery into your house, wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds with soap and water, or use a hand sanitizer if hand washing is not possible, Vinetz advised.
“Common-sense precautions prevail regardless whether it’s mail or not,” he said.link
I don't think semi loads are necessarily much different from what's on the mail/UPS/Amazon truck-- a bunch of cardboard and plastic containers, so I think it's highly unlikely that truck drivers are transmitting covid across the country via their freight. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 21, 2020 3:13:27 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH? Nope. Many freight truck drivers don't necessarily unload the loads, that is up to the receiving dept. staff of where the goods are being delivered. (and for insurance purposes). When I worked at a store, the truck drivers made sure that there were people there to unload, because all he would do is drop off all the pallets into the parking lot. And 2 of the freight trucks would lower the goods down on their little elevator thingy, and we had to take all the boxes off ourselves. |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 21, 2020 3:16:27 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH? Nope. Many freight truck drivers don't necessarily unload the loads, that is up to the receiving dept. staff of where the goods are being delivered. (and for insurance purposes). When I worked at a store, the truck drivers made sure that there were people there to unload, because all he would do is drop off all the pallets into the parking lot. And 2 of the freight trucks would lower the goods down on their little elevator thingy, and we had to take all the boxes off ourselves. My dad hated when he had to make deliveries to Walmart for just that reason-- he was constantly waiting for them to send people out to unload the truck. |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 21, 2020 3:48:42 GMT
So no one else has heard this stupid rumor?
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Post by tincin on Mar 21, 2020 3:51:02 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH? Tell her it’s true, the sprinkle it around like fairy dust. They carry bags of it that they’ve been saving up just for this pandemic. 😂. You have to wonder where people get these ideas and who drove the damned truck here from China? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 10:12:23 GMT
He is a 3 state truck driver. The company is owned by DHL. Everyone will receive paperwork to carry with them, stating they are was and can be on the road. While I'm relieved he probably won't be laid off, I'm concerned about him dealing with people at his pick ups and deliveries. He is wearing gloves constantly, has lots of Clorox wipes and always uses his own pen. Wish us luck! Hugs ! Hugs to all of us who have loved ones deemed essential. My DH is a driver to, local and tri-state. He delivers building materials. Small company. He's wearing gloves, keeping distance, hand sanitizer, wiping down his truck. I am still so nervous. His team is three in the truck. That is not social distancing! It's needed right now. The poor hospitals can't social distance either.
These rumors of truck drivers spreading the Covid is what really scares me. They are putting our loved ones lives at risk. I keep having these terrible thoughts somebody is going to come up and hurt my husband more than my husband getting Covid.
I also heard that the trucker's are having a hard time getting food since they have to use driveup now. Please everyone if you see a trucker and you can afford it buy him a meal. Local trucker's like my DH don't need this but our long haul do.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Mar 21, 2020 11:39:53 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH? Tell her it’s true, the sprinkle it around like fairy dust. They carry bags of it that they’ve been saving up just for this pandemic. 😂. You have to wonder where people get these ideas and who drove the damned truck here from China? Kudos to all the people keeping the goods moving across the globe. I am hoping when this is over, we all have a greater appreciation for those who kept the world spinning. As for rumors, we had one float around about people attacking and looting supply trucks <sigh> |
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Post by phoenixcov on Mar 21, 2020 12:14:51 GMT
My OH has been informed he is essential worker (voluntary) for the RNLI. They had extra training this week on how to stay safe on a shout . He is waiting to see if the holiday caravan site he works part time at will be open next week. I am considered high risk (type 2 respiratory failure) so am grounded. Earlier this week people were turning up at their holiday caravans from bloody London and saying they were going to self isolate then going straight out to get shopping. They still expect the staff to carry on looking after their selfish selves though. OH hasn`t got to work until Tuesday and if needed he will use his holiday entitlement to stay away from there. He knows that if I caught the virus my chances of surviving it are not good as the last times I had flu ended me up in ICU and with more damage to my lungs each time that happens. The selfish behaviour extends to some of my own family who are seriously thinking about staying in a cottage on the coast for a week at the end of the month with elderly parents, a disabled DD and 3 dogs.  Told her I was not open to ANY visitors and to bring their own bloody food with them. I am not very popular with them at the moment...Tough. |
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 21, 2020 12:24:28 GMT
Thank you to all who are pitching in.  I'm going to post a thank you on my door, as I am expecting a deliver today. |
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Post by momto4kiddos on Mar 21, 2020 12:33:39 GMT
So no one else has heard this stupid rumor? Haven't heard it. Generally I didn't think the driver off loaded the trucks in most cases. ds works in grocery and the dept managers pull the trucks that arrive for their dept. The company also employs a lot of their own drivers so they're both working for the same company and still the dept managers are the ones pulling the trucks not the drivers. |
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Post by Monica* on Mar 21, 2020 13:07:24 GMT
I agree about this creating a new sense of appreciation for the workers that keep our country going as essential workers, from front-line responders to garbage collectors. They are all brave warriors and I have been making it a point to thank them when I see them. I was passing by a grocery worker taking a much-needed break outside a store yesterday and as I passed, I said: "Thank you for your service". His eyes brightened and you could tell he wasn't used to hearing that. We say that phrase to our veterans and military, but I think it applies to all essential workers doing their jobs out there right now.
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Post by grammanisi on Mar 21, 2020 15:40:58 GMT
He is wearing gloves constantly, has lots of Clorox wipes and always uses his own pen. I had read that UPS drivers are verbal acknowledgement and singing themselves. I bumped (Not literally) into a UPS driver this morning and thanked him and told him to be safe. He gave me a big smile! My husband has also been signing the shipping documents. May all in the trucking industry be SAFE! We need you ! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 21, 2020 17:28:27 GMT
Ok. My mother told me this tonight, and I told her it wasn't true. But she said that the Truck drivers are spreading the COVID19. I'm like. I don't think so, and asked her where she heard that. She said no one would help at the store she works at today, to unload freight, so the owner had to do it by himself, because they heard the truck drivers are spreading it?? WTH?? have you guys heard this? and WTH? Where do they get this?!?!?! Goes with the story of the Conservative wife whose DH was in ICU with Covid-19, she told her friends and family the it was NOT A 'HOAX' as teh dear leader had told them!! I don't think semi loads are necessarily much different from what's on the mail/UPS/Amazon truck-- a bunch of cardboard and plastic containers, so I think it's highly unlikely that truck drivers are transmitting covid across the country via their freight. I like the idea from tincin , pixie dust!! Hopefully we will all appreciate people in all walks of life! The first it my financial issues were/are service/hospitality workers, we all encounter them each and every day... But everyone in our economic system are important, from the medical staffs, the truck drivers, custodians, lawyers, supermarket employees.. there is no way to put the whole list here. Let us not forget our teachers who are still working from home teaching the kids and the garbage wo/men! |
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