Truck Drivers Keep Moving

Apr 03, 2020 at 08:35 AM CST
They keep stores stocked and goods moving, often going unnoticed. Right now there’s a lot of discussion on who is an essential worker and who is not. One we often forget that is essential for all of us, truck drivers. Across the country the transportation industry is still trucking along making sure materials get to where they need to go. “Truck drivers are really the back bone thats holding the economy together right now. Without them there wouldn’t be supplies for hospitals there wouldn’t be food at the grocery store. In North Dakota almost 50 percent of communties receive their goods exclusively by truck alone,” Kacey Heidrich from North Dakota Motor Carriers said. But with the spread of COVID-19, it’s getting even more difficult for them to do their jobs.

Apr 03, 2020 at 08:35 AM CST

They keep stores stocked and goods moving, often going unnoticed. Right now there’s a lot of discussion on who is an essential worker and who is not. One we often forget that is essential for all of us, truck drivers. Across the country the transportation industry is still trucking along making sure materials get to where they need to go. “Truck drivers are really the back bone thats holding the economy together right now. Without them there wouldn’t be supplies for hospitals there wouldn’t be food at the grocery store. In North Dakota almost 50 percent of communties receive their goods exclusively by truck alone,” Kacey Heidrich from North Dakota Motor Carriers said. But with the spread of COVID-19, it’s getting even more difficult for them to do their jobs.