'BUY THEM A MEAL': Truck drivers can't purchase food at drive-thrus due to the size of their vehicles and dining rooms at fast-food restaurants nationwide are closed, making it difficult for them to find places to eat.
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Sheriff’s station pleads for help for truckers who can’t get food from drive-thrus amid COVID-19
LOS ANGELES - Following the closure of dine-in services at many fast-food restaurants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station in California issued a plea on Facebook asking anyone who can to assist truck drivers who are unable to purchase food at a drive-thru due to the size of their vehicles.
The sheriff’s station said that once fast-food chains began limiting their dining room access, leaving drive-thru access as the only means to purchase food, “it has made it more difficult for our truck driving friends to find places to eat.”
“If you happen to be sitting in your car eating because the dining room is closed, or going into a drive thru and see a truck driver attempt to pull on a door, please ask if you can buy them a meal,” the sheriff’s Facebook post read.
The post went on to say that many fast-food restaurants don’t allow walk up, or take-out services, leaving limited options for hungry truck drivers, many of whom drive long distances and are in need of warm meals.
“These drivers are the ones driving across the state/country to make sure your stores are stock, and the restaurants have food. The least we can do is buy them a meal to show our appreciation!” the post read.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted mass closures of non-essential businesses, adhering to the advice of health officials who are urging the limitations of large crowds and social gatherings.
On March 16, the White House
suggested that public gatherings be limited to no more than 10 people for the next 15 days, while the CDC recommended canceling or postponing in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the U.S.