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Covid 19 | Coronavirus & The Trucking Industry - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc.

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Trucking on the Front Line in Fight Against COVID-19 - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc. As an increasingly aware United States mobilizes to contain the spread the new Coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the trucking industry is uniquely positioned to help in the containment effort – or further accelerate the spread of the pandemic. As the importance of containing the virus hits home, many fleets are stepping up to educate drivers on being safe , while scrambling to meet the run on consumer items that is happening in some areas of the country as people try to prepare for a worst-case scenario. “The Coronavirus has definitely thrown us a huge curve ball. We are seeing some crazy spikes right now with our customers that are shipping paper products, water, and even beer,” Olivia Young, director of marketing and national sales manager for Navajo Express, Denver, Colorado, told HDT in an interview. "We have to figure out where do we need to adjust our capacity? Where do we ne...