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NewsApril 16, 2020

Truck Drivers Crossing Canadian Border Must Wear Masks

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has advised, effective immediately, that all essential workers crossing the Canada-U.S. border must wear a non-medical mask or face covering.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2020

Transflo, ATA Supply COVID-19 Information to Drivers

Transflo has partnered with American Trucking Associations on the Driver Assist Task Force platform and mobile app, a suite of free digital tools to give truck drivers and fleets health and safety information to help keep supply chains moving during situations like the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockApril 14, 2020

Fleets, Trucking Associations Work to Get Drivers Face Masks

Truck drivers increasingly need face masks to meet both CDC recommendations and some state and local restrictions meant to spread the slow of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to fleets about what they're doing to get masks to drivers.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2020

ARTBA: 230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Major Repairs

According to a recent analysis from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), more than 230,000 U.S. bridges need either major repair work or should be replaced.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockApril 13, 2020

Roehl Transport Provides for Clients, Keeps Drivers Safe

Roehl Transport is one company that’s hiring, even as nationwide unemployment claims top 16 million due to COVID-19 pandemic-related business closures, layoffs and furloughs.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 10, 2020

Utah Exempts Truckers from COVID-19 Entry Survey

Truck drivers have now been exempted from an order requiring adults entering the state of Utah to fill out an online form about their potential exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 illness.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

CDC Issues Guidance for Essential Workers Possibly Exposed to COVID-19

CDC has released guidance for essential workers, including those in trucking, to allow them to continue work following potential exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 10, 2020

New Jersey Requiring Face Masks

Effective April 10, New Jersey is requiring workers and customers to wear cloth face covering while on the premises of the essential retail businesses, warehouses, and construction sites that are still allowed to be open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 9, 2020

Utah Wants Drivers Entering State to Complete COVID-19 Info Form

Anyone entering the state of Utah via highway, including truck drivers, will be required to fill out an electronic form regarding COVID-19 as of April 10.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2020

FMCSA Extends, Expands ‘Essential’ Goods Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its Emergency Declaration providing hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak through May 15.

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