CCJ Daily Dispatch, April 27: FEMA and DOT to distribute 800k masks to drivers

DOT, FEMA to make masks available to truck drivers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation will soon distribute approximately 800,000 masks for truck drivers for protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, an official with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association confirmed Friday.

Doug Morris, OOIDA director of safety and security, said he received word that the agencies will distribute masks to drivers at six rest stops across the country with the possibility of more locations to be added. Morris said the dates for distribution are still unknown as of Friday afternoon, but he said he expects it to be this week. The six locations are:

• Georgia: I-75 southbound at mile marker 179 just north of Macon
• Illinois: I-80/I-294 eastbound at mile marker 1 in Chicago
• Nebraska: I-80 westbound at mile marker 431 near Omaha
• Texas: I-35 northbound at mile marker 362A south of Hillsboro
• California: I-5 northbound in Los Angeles
• New York: I-87 northbound at mile marker 33, just north of New York City