Truckers hailed as 'road heroes', 'backbone of this country' during coronavirus pandemic
By Joe Gyan, Jr.
The Advocate
"Road heroes" is the phrase John Austin, president of Bengal Transportation in Geismar, uses to describe commercial truck drivers during the raging coronavirus pandemic.
“We're exposed to everything under the sun," explained Austin, who said Bengal Transportation's 160 drivers work across the country and deliver everything from groceries to oilfield products to cranes. "We're interacting with the public, the (petrochemical) plants, everybody we deliver goods to.”