WHAT GIVES? Nevada store shelves bare, trucks lined up outside distribution centers

The coronavirus crisis has forced the closure of all nonessential businesses across Nevada and many shoppers have spun into panic buying which has spiked demand to never-before-seen levels and left store shelves empty.

GROCERY STORE SHELVES..WIPED OUT..OF EVERYTHING..CANNED GOODS..PAPER PRODUCTS..BOTTLED WATER.WHOLESALE STORES..ALSOSEEING..SHELVES TYPICALLY...TEEMINGWITH PRODUCTS..

EMPTIED.SOT: PAUL ENOS CEO NEVADASHELVES TYPICALLY...TEEMINGWITH PRODUCTS..EMPTIED.SOT: PAUL ENOS CEO NEVADATRUCKING ASSOCIATION :54 "WHATWE HAVE SEEN WITH THIS HUGEDEMAND IS THREE MONTHS WORTH OFINVENTORY WIPED OUT WITHIN AWEEKS TIME." PAUL ENOS IS THE C-E-O OFCOMPANIES..HE SAYS..THE TRUCKS ARE BEING LOADED ASUNLOADED WE ARE AT THE HIGHESTAND THEN SOME!

FEDERALAUTHORITIES HAVE TEMPORARILYSUSPENDED..RULES FOR HOURS WORKED FOR SOMETRUCKERS..HAULING..STUFF FOR STORES ALLOWING THEMTO STAY ON THE CLOCK LONGER..WHEN OTHERWISE...THEY'D BE FORCED TO PARK.OTHER LOCAL LAWS..HAVE ALSO BEEN SUSPENDED..ENOS SAYS.SOT: PAUL ENOS CEO NEVADATRUCKING ASSOCIATION 4:26 "WEREACHED OUT TO ALL THE LOCALJURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE STATEOF NEVADA SAYING ANY ORDINANCESTHAT YOU HAVE THAT PROHIBIT THEDELIVERY OF GROCERY STORES AT ACERTAIN TIME WE NEED THOSEGONE." SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTSSAY..THE PRODUCT IS FLOWING..IT'S JUST DEMAND IS OFF THECHARTS.LESLIE SARASIN FMI PRESIDENT &CEO 2:15 "OUR MANUFACTURERSHAVE THEIR PRODUCTIONFACILITIES RUNNING AT FULL TILT24 SEVEN THEY ARE REDEPLOYINGSOME OF THEIR PRODUCTION LINESTO AREAS THAT ARE MOST IN NEEDOF PRODUCTION." SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT REMAINHARD TO GET A HOLD OF..CONTINUE TO BE..PAPER PRODUCTS..AND HOUSE HOLD CLEANERS..SO WHAT ABOUT SAFETY..THE NEVADA TRUCKINGASSOCATION..SAYS THAT REMAINSPARAMOUNT..AND TRUCKERS ARE PULLING OVERWHEN THEY ARE TIRED..AND THE RULES STILL APPLY TOTHOSE BIG RIGS..THAT ARE NOT HAULING..ESSENTIALITEMS FOR STORES.REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.GOVERNOR SISOLAK SAYS...ALL PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS