Sierra Nevada uses beer lab to make
Covid- 19 test kits
Beer maker Sierra Nevada Brewing has donated some of itsfood laboratory resources in Chico, California, to makinga critical component used in tests for detecting Covid- 19
infections.
Sierra Nevada is usingits quality assurancelab—usually dedicat-medium” that is in short supply for enabling coronavirustests. The medium is used to protect the swab that doctors insert into patients’ nostrils while it is transferred to amedical lab. In this case, the beer maker has already delivered 1,000 vials of the liquid to California’s Enloe MedicalCenter and is planning to make up to 10,000 more.
Atlantic Logistics supports Florida
truckers with hand sanitizer, masks
Employees at Jacksonville, Florida-based third-party logistics service provider (3PL) Atlantic Logistics have starteda bulk hand sanitizer rebottling program that will servelocal truck drivers. In April, employees partnered withTravelCenters and TA-Petro to set up personal distributionof hand sanitizer and masks to drivers at their truck stop atI- 10 and U.S. Highway 301 in Jacksonville.
“Most Americans want to give back and say ‘Thank you’to the truckers that keep the shelves stocked and the country moving,” Rob Hooper, Atlantic Logistics’ CEO, said in
Volunteers build mobile app to link
truckers with food, fuel, Wi-Fi
Volunteers from the NorthAmerican technology communityhave banded together to build amobile app that helps truck driversfind essential services near theircurrent locations, so they can continue operating safely during theCovid- 19 pandemic.
Known as “Truckers Welcome,”
the site serves as a “social application” that lets businesses
add and share information about the services they are still
able to provide to drivers—such as drive-through meals,
registered across the U.S. and Canada since it launched,
the site addresses some of the significant challenges truck
drivers face while on the road keeping goods and supplies
flowing to grocery stores, hospitals, and communities, its
creators say.
Logistics Plus donates 3PL services to
deliver 50,000 surgical masks
Third-party logistics service provider (3PL) Logistics PlusInc. provided free customs clearance and delivery servicesto transport a load of 50,000 surgical masks for the city ofErie, Pennsylvania.
The masks were originally donated by Erie’s sister city,Zibo, China, and airfreighted to Chicago. Erie-basedLogistics Plus then facilitated the customs clearance andpaperwork, took possession of the shipment, and arrangedcomplimentary transportation of the goods from Chicagoto Erie.
“Together we are ‘Erie Strong,’” Jim Berlin, founder andCEO of Logistics Plus, said in a release. “Helping [Erie]
Raymond Corp. produces 2,000 face
shields for health-care workers
The Raymond Corp. put its weight into the Covid- 19 fightto help local health-care workers and first responders. TheNew York-based maker offorklifts and other material handling equipment andsolutions used its engineering might to 3D print andassemble face shields at itsGreene, New York, facility. Company President andCEO Mike Field said in Aprilthat Raymond would produce 2,000 face shields to be distributed to local hospitals and first responders.
“Like everyone, we at Raymond have heard the appeals
... We will continue to monitor the evolving situation to
determine how best we can support our local health-care
heroes.”
