'MAYDAY': The largest organization of independent truck drivers is demanding that Trump provide masks, testing, and quarantine zones for truckers

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America's largest organization of independent truck drivers is demanding that President Donald Trump act quickly to protect drivers.

There are nearly two million truck drivers in the US, and they have been deemed as "essential" workers while much of the nation has been told to stay home.

Truckers are at an increased risk for contracting the coronavirus.

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In a letter that begins "HELP MAYDAY 9-1-1," America's largest organization of independent truck drivers is demanding that President Donald Trump act quickly to protect drivers.

Todd Spencer, the president and CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, wrote in a letter dated April 3 that truck drivers are key to the nation's supply chain and have been deemed "essential" workers, but they're at more risk than ever as the coronavirus sweeps across the US.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Here's why in-flight WiFi is so slow and expensiveSee Also:America's largest trucking companies won't reveal how or if they'll get their drivers home if they get coronavirus, and truckers are terrifiedWhy airlines are required to keep flying 'ghost planes' under the terms of the coronavirus bailout packageShifting Gears: Inside the cruise ships stranded in the coronavirus pandemic

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