I think I can safely say, we’ve all been through a lot lately. There’s so much going on and information changes daily about COVID19. These are trying times for sure and we want you to know that the safety and health of our employees, our customers, and our country is of the utmost importance to us. We are following CDC, WHO, and local and federal government regulations closely to help us best proceed with our day-to-day operations and keeping everyone safe.

A few updates on our operations:

First, our physical office is closed, but we are still operating from our homes. We are still answering calls and emails, and here to help with your needs. You can call our normal office number, 908-534-1511 and dial our extensions to get in touch with us. Ray 102, Bob 104, Mike 105, Karen 107 and Krystal 108. We will also always respond to dispatch@preferredtrucking.com and may currently be our most preferred method of communication.

Our trucks are still on the road
Our drivers are taking all precautions to stay healthy and to limit exposure to our customers and the general public. They are implementing safe distances from other people, disinfecting their trucks daily and throughout the day as necessary, and they are wearing gloves and masks when at shippers, customers and all sites. We are also suggesting “no contact” structure for deliveries where we would like to see no contact BOL transfer. Some of our customers have already implemented such processes.

We are available to take on new freight shipments
Despite the changes and precautions we have had to make, we are still able to take on more local freight shipments. We want to keep our customers covered, our drivers happy, and the economy moving forward.

Are truck stops still open?
This is the most common question we’ve been getting since the initial spread of coronavirus. As of now, trucking is still deemed “essential” by the government so truck stops are staying open to allow drivers to take appropriate breaks and fuel up. This is helping America by ensuring trucks are moving much needed freight.

Everything is still running efficiently and on schedule
With our trucks continuing to be on the road, we are able to keep our customers on schedule. In order to keep our drivers safe, we do have an exception that is a temporary pause on overnight deliveries. This keeps our drivers out of hotels and limiting their exposure until more information is available from proper agencies about travel. We do work with many carriers that are still traveling over the road for us. These carriers have been delivering to TX, OK, TN, SC, NC, IL, MA, NH, and anywhere you need them to.

Tolls are now electronic only
An effort made to help stop the spread of coronavirus is that most tolls are not currently accepting cash exchange. If you do not have some sort of EZ-Pass, you will be charged by license plate.

We want to help however we can!
We just started delivering grocery items into a New York distribution warehouse. We’ve seen it here and we know the rest of the country is really feeling it too - empty shelves at the grocery store are leaving people pretty panicked. Seriously, where did all the toilet paper go? We have stepped in to take on deliveries to help restock the grocery shelves.

“How can we help?”
People everywhere are asking the question, how can we help businesses during this hard time? An easy way to help (that also keeps you safe at home) is showing us support online!

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