With some governments trying aggressively to “bind the curve” of the Covid-19 epidemic, wholesalers are finding some delivery drivers as well as some employees being pulled over while on their way to or from work.
National Beer Wholesalers Association is recommending all delivery vehicles contain the following information to establish their “essential services” status:
- A copy of your state government’s Order on “essential services” that supports the argument for your workers to be on the road
- TTB wholesaler permit documentation
- FDA registration
- State ABC license
- FDA-compliant food safety plan
- Any other state/county registration
NBWA also said members are suggesting stagger arrival times so that only two or three drivers can come in to pickup trucks at any one times; where legal, suspend signatures on phones/tablets, instead typing the name of the receiving employee into the device as confirmation of receipt, and, in New York and New Jersey, convert all accounts to tel-sell.