The president of the BC Trucking Association says it’s getting increasingly hard for truck drivers to find an open restaurant in the province.
Dave Earle says because of COVID-19, restaurants across British Columbia have been shutting down, or not letting customers inside.
He says drivers rely on those businesses for basic needs, such as going to the washroom, washing their hands or having a meal. “These drivers are sometimes driving through entire towns that are shut because of COVID-19,” he said. “It’s difficult and it’s getting harder.” That, he said, is especially the case when the restaurants are among the only ones in the province that semi-truck drivers can use. “I mean, these guys can’t just swing into a parking lot and hop out and