CULLMAN, Ala. – R.E. Garrison Trucking, Inc. on Monday delivered 54,000 eggs, donated by Cal-Maine Foods, to the Food Bank of North Alabama. This initiative was implemented to help Alabama families and people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading this statewide effort, Commissioner Rick Pate and his team with the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries partnered with Alabama Trucking Association’s members to deliver 280,000 eggs throughout the state.
Food Bank of North Alabama Director Shirley Schofield stated, “We’ve already surpassed our entire distribution of 2018 already, and we still have three months to go. We know the need is out there. Just in the last month the Food Bank donated 1.3 million pounds of food.”
“R.E. Garrison Trucking is proud to be a part of this initiative- we help feed America every day,” said Chief Operating Officer Wayne Burden. “Today we saw the product being delivered, and (it) will be distributed to fellow Alabamians struggling through this pandemic. It’s always great to get out and visit the communities we are impacting.”
Keith Wise, director of sales and Alabama Trucking Association board member thanked the Alabama Trucking Association for organizing the delivery.
“Throughout this pandemic, Americans have realized the vital role the trucking industry plays in keeping our economy moving and seeing it directly help those in our sate reinforces why we do what we do,” he said.
Special thanks to Pattie Lara, local driver for R.E. Garrison Trucking since 2012, for going above and beyond to ensure everything was ready for the delivery.
R.E. Garrison Trucking, Inc. was founded in 1959 and is known as one of America’s most trusted refrigerated carriers. Over sixty years later, servicing 48 states with a fleet of 600+ trucks, the principals of honesty, hard work, and fair play ring true today.
