Memo: Coronavirus
and Flu Prevention Update
Date: March 23,
2020
To: All employees
From: McLeod
Express, LLC Management
It’s been a crazy
couple of weeks and I’m sure well continue to see a few crazy more still to
come. We have seen such an outpouring of
support for drivers through social meeting and other avenues. It’s a proud time to be an essential business
with essential employees here to serve our country. Please keep up the good work and continue
sharing with each other when you find new closures and new businesses
supporting drivers for the sake of what is right.
We also want to
thank our drivers, office staff and shop staff for being flexible during this
time and adhering to new social distancing and electronic communication
policies. Some of these will be
temporary, but some may lead us to new ways of operating going forward.
As we stated on
Friday, we continue to operate “business as usual” and will continue to
communicate when/if that changes.
FMCSA has issued
new guidance on compliance with drug and alcohol testing for DOT-regulated
employers, employees and service agents as it relates to concerns about
COVID-19. In general, we are still to
adhere to FMCSA drug testing guidelines and, if you have COVID-19-related
concerns about testing, you should discuss them with safety immediately. For more details, please visit https://files.constantcontact.com/22760acc001/4d981322-b15c-4843-a343-44dd405b339e.pdf.
Several states have
issues official statements on driver’s license and other department of motor
vehicle expirations. Click on the
relevant state below for their updated information:
Exempt letters will
be available soon for all employees who may need documentation to travel in
restricted areas for essential business.
As always, we will
continue to monitor the developments on local, state, federal and global levels
and continue to communicate any changes.
Likewise, employees must continue to communicate with their
supervisors/managers if their health situations have changed.
Please contact the
human resources department with any questions or concerns.
Additional Recourses:
· IL Stay at Home Order – Chicago Tribune
· MDLive for doctor visits via telephone or online
· U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
·
World Health Organization (WHO)