One of the largest truck stop chains in the country, Love’s Travel Stops, will require all customers to wear face covers at all times. The move is intended to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
A press release issued by Love’s on July 21st announced that they will “require customers to wear face coverings at every Love’s Travel Stop, Love’s Country Store, Love’s Truck Care, Love’s-owned hotel and Speedco location across the country.”
Love’s joins with retailers across the country including Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, and many more in requiring masks inside their stores. This comes as data from both the international community and the US CDC suggest that wearing a mask can significantly decrease transmission rates. With a tweet this past week, even President Trump became an advocate for mask wearing.
“We are joining other retailers by implementing a face covering policy for customers, and will continue to follow the guidance of health officials and adjust our practices to help keep our customers and team members safe,” said Shane Wharton, president of Love’s, according to the press release. “We want to thank our customers who continue to adapt to these protective measures implemented at Love’s.”
The requirement will be put in place starting on Wednesday, July 29th. It will apply to every one of their more than 520 locations in the U.S.
Source: overdrive, freightwaves, wsotv, loves
Andrew H says
Remember to not wear your mask all the time. Legionnaires disease is worse than Covid-19.
Lou says
Amen
lori hutchinson says
Omg! Be a part of the solution and wear a mask! It’s selfish and inconsiderate of others to not do so!
William says
You wear a mask because someone told you to. How long are you going to wear it, until someone tells you not to?
Dan O’Grady says
And the million dollar question is…. When are they going to tell us not to… I’m not holding my breath to wait and see.
Bill Finney says
Wearing a mask inside a business where you encounter people is the right thing to do
Shud have been doing it way b4. That’s why we’re surging again.
It’s a silmple solution
Pokey says
Nope
Alex c says
This virus gonna weed out stupid f s and when they expire rest of us gonna prosper
RF says
Amen
Scott says
these anti-maskers are spoiled brats that got everything they wanted as a kid because their parents didn’t discipline them period!
Dan O’Grady says
From what I’m witnessing Of the maskers, you have it backwards….
Pokey says
Nope
Doug H says
Proud to be one of the “sheeple” who follow the consensus of the medical experts who say that wearing a mask helps reduce spread of a terrible condition that has brought commerce to its knees and killed 140000 innocent people so far.
Thank you Love’s, Target, Menards, Walmart, etc. for making a stand and being willing to deal with these “my constitutional right allows me to…” people who don’t have enough sense to take THREE SECONDS out of their day to put on a mask and help get this country back on its feet.
Willing to preach “make America great again” but when the time comes to act to protect the people of America, somehow they can’t be bothered.
Alex c says
Weed out the stupid f s then rest of us have fun
Pokey says
Nope
RF says
Preach!
Joe says
Some will comply out of fear, pure fear. Others feel a need to fall in line because their lives lack order. After all don’t the “Officials” really know best; like the FDA= Fraud and Death Administration.
FBI= Freds Barbeque Incorporated
NASA=Never a straight answer
It all revolves around one simply word: TRUST
Jude Ossowski says
“Trust me. I’m from the government and I’m, here to help you.”
KnuckleFunky says
Funny how you are all experts. Didn’t realize all you truckers were doctors too.
Jude Ossowski says
I asked my doctor about it, while he was not wearing a mask. He said it won’t make any difference. When I go somewhere that “requires” a mask, I drag out a surplus Czek Army gas mask I bought years ago. I drew a Confederate Army of Virginia flag on the side of it to really tweak people. Amazing how good it works!!
Alex c says
Dang a,redneck pollack
Rawdog says
I haven’t noticed them being any cleaner! I mean they are better than most pilots but that’s a pretty low standard
MrNA says
Holy Crap. Dragging the POTUS into this ??? Really. Do Drs operate on you without mask ? Do food prep people wear mask ? Put the mask on for 5 mins, get back in yer truck and truck on knowing you did the right thing by not necessarily agreeing but taking the contrary action. Do you have so much pride you can’t be seen in a mask ? What will it hurt ? Your pride ?
If your Mom or Clergy or Doctor or Grandmother or Spouse asked you to wear it, just momentarily, would you tell them no ? Get over it. It’s not your right to walk into any business and break their rules. And even if it was, what’s the harm ? Why, tell me one reason not to wear one for a few minutes at the request of the business you are patronizing ? Are you making it that big of a deal ? Ever heard of all for one and one for all ? It’s only a few minutes. Grow up Man.
Pokey says
Screw that mask
Bill Finney says
When U get tossed out of that Loves ,maybe you’ll change your stubborn 12 year-old like attitude
Willy munster says
After this whole circus started i realized i will never shop at lives again. 3 dollars for drinks, no food, no showers, rude staff. Im good i will never spend money at any of these places again. Thats capatalism. Your money is your vote