Approximately 800,000 masks will be made available for truck drivers on high-truck-volume lanes at more than 30 locations in such states as Georgia, New York, California, and Texas. The effort will be coordinated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Transportation.

This comes in the wake of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association calling upon the White House and Congress to help truckers across the country secure more personal protective equipment. On April 2, OOIDA sent a letter to President Trump calling for “urgent and immediate action…to safeguard our nation’s supply chain.”

Mask distribution locations include:

• Arkansas

  • I-30 East/West at log mile 93.2.

  • Alma. I-40 east and west at Arkansas-Oklahoma border.

  • Hope. I-30 east and west at Arkansas-Texas border.

  • Riverside – I-40 west at Arkansas-Tennessee border.

  • Bridgeport – I-55 west at Arkansas-Tennessee border.

• California

  • Northbound on I-5 at mile mark 203 in Los Angeles.

• Georgia

  • I-75 southbound at mile marker 179, in Forsyth/Juliette.

  • I-85 southbound at Georgia-South Carolina border (Franklin County Inspection Station) at mile marker 169

  • I-95 southbound at Georgia-South Carolina border (Chatham County Inspection Station) at mile marker 111.

  • I-75 northbound at Georgia-Florida border (Lowndes County Inspection Station) at mile marker 23.

  • I-75 southbound at Georgia-Tennessee border (Catoosa County Inspection Station) at mile marker 343.

  • I-85 northbound at Georgia-Alabama border (Troup County Inspection Station) at mile marker 23.

  • I-95 northbound at Georgia-Florida border (McIntosh County Inspection Station) at mile marker 55.

  • I-20 westbound at Georgia-South Carolina border (Columbia County Inspection Station) at mile marker 188.

  • I-20 westbound at Georgia-Alabama Border (Douglas County Inspection Station) at mile marker 43.

  • I-16 westbound from Savannah Port Area (Bryan County Inspection Station) at mile marker 144.

• Illinois

  • I-55 Southbound at mile marker 108, Williamsville Scale.

  • I-80/I-294 Eastbound at mile marker 1 in Chicago.

• Indiana

  • I-70 eastbound/westbound at mile marker 107.

  • I-65 southbound at mile marker 150.

  • I-65 northbound at mile marker 72.

  • I-70 eastbound at mile marker 107.

  • I-70 eastbound at mile marker 65.

• Nebraska

  • Day 1

    • I-80 westbound (Melia Hills rest area) at mile marker 431.

    • Waverly eastbound I-80 at mile marker 415.

    • Waverly westbound I-80 at mile marker 415.

    • North Platte eastbound I-80 mile marker 180.

    • North Platte westbound I-80 at mile marker 181.

    • Nebraska City eastbound/westbound Highway 2 at mile marker 501.

    • Fremont northbound/southbound Highway 77/275 at mile marker 123.

    • Hebron northbound/southbound Highway 81 at  mile marker 4.

  • Day 2

    • Goehner truck parking area I-80 westbound at mile marker 375.

    • Waverly eastbound I-80 at mile marker 415.

    • Waverly westbound I-80 at mile marker 415.

    • North Platte eastbound I-80 at mile marker 180.

    • North Platte westbound I-80 at mile marker 181.

    • Nebraska City eastbound/westbound Highway 2 at mile marker 501.

    • Fremont northbound/southbound Highway 77/275 at mile marker 123.

    • Hebron northbound/southbound Highway 81 at mile marker 4.

• New York:

  • I-87 Northbound at mile marker 33, just north of New York City.

• Texas:

  • All Texas inspection sites.

  • I-35 Northbound at mile marker 362A, about 5 miles south of Hillsboro.

  • Mount Pleasant – I-30.

According to the FMCSA, an additional 200,000 masks are being delivered directly to motor carriers to distribute to drivers. You can find detailed distribution locations and current dates of distribution here.

Updated April 20, 2020.