Choptank Transport implemented what it calls a “generous and unprecedented” initiative to help employees and local businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.
With a large percentage of the company’s staff now working remotely, Choptank is giving each employee $100 to spend at their favorite eateries within 50 miles of their workspaces. Choptank has more than 400 employees, which means it will infuse more than $40,000 into its local economies through restaurants, coffee shops and other food establishments, the company said.
“We know this is a stressful time for everyone,” said Geoff Turner, Choptank’s president and CEO. “Our employees are doing a Herculean job of keeping America’s freight moving under less than ideal circumstances.
“This is a way of saying thank you to them while also helping mitigate some of the crushing economic effects to our local business community.”