News from DK Custom Products in these Difficult Times...

**DK Custom Products** · 03-21-2020, 04:57 PM

I am not planning on sharing this info on any other forums, or even on our own website.

But TrikeTalk is more like a family and I feel comfortable to share what has been going on with DK Custom Products & the DK Team here.

No one is sick on the Team.

We began taking precautions early on. Starting 2 weeks ago we have not been allowing anyone in our facility...not USPS, UPS, Fedex, Cintas, nobody.

Equally, or more importantly, we do not receive any packages into our facility. They are left outside. We then treat the outside of each package/box with Oxine. After it has dried, we open the package/box and then treat the inside with Oxine. Only then can it come inside.

There are a whole variety of other steps we are taking to protect the DK Team And the packages coming in & out of our facility.

What we have been doing may seem a bit overboard to some, but it certainly cannot hurt, and we'd rather be safe than sorry.

We do have one Team Member who is older and has underlying health issues, as does his wife (respiratory issues). He is self-isolating at home and not able to work right now. (he normally works in packaging, so cannot remote work).

We have another Team Member who has a daughter with an immune-deficiency disorder. She has been remote working for over a week now.

Everyone else is doing well health-wise.

All schools in the area are canceled, all daycare is canceled. Almost every DK Team Member has children in K-12, so you can imagine the logistical AND health concerns.

There are confirmed cases of CoVid-19 in every county that DK Team Members reside in.

Half of the DK Team has been working from home for the last week, and will continue until things improve. They have all been doing a great job.

Manufacturing, packaging and shipping cannot work from home. It is continuing as normal...well not quite normal, extra care is being taken (multiple shifts to reduce folks being near each other, & more)...but as normal as can be.

Of all the contingencies that Devin and I have planned for/discussed over the years, this was never one of them. It is a bit mind-boggling, as I am sure it is for so many, world-wide.

So far everyone is healthy, we have not had to lay anyone off, & all shipments are going out on-time. Given the circumstances, we are most fortunate and hope & pray that this difficult time turns out better than some of the prognostications that we are seeing in the news.

Thank you for your support, and please be safe out there!

Kevin

**Trampas** · 03-21-2020, 05:13 PM

Glad to hear everyone down there is doing ok, I know I'm a little worried when going to the store but only go when needed, I have COPD and breathing problems so I'm a little worried about this thing. Every day we have people contacting it, we now have 64 cases of it here in Iowa, most things like schools, casinos, some factories, etc etc, the list goes on. In my 72 years I have never seen a shutdown like this anywhere in the states, basically you have 3 states completely shut down, this is pretty scary to say the least. I'm glad I like tv and being on the interent, otherwise I would go crazy but there are days I just want to get out and go shopping and I can't do that, everything is closed and what is open I don't want to get close to people, can't wait until this is all gone.

Keep safe down there Kevin and your team

All for now Trampas

**ol' school** · 03-21-2020, 05:26 PM

Glad to hear Kevin! You and yours stay safe there!

**Jack Klarich** · 03-21-2020, 05:39 PM

Kudos to Kevin, Devin and all your team

**ultrafxr** · 03-21-2020, 06:39 PM

Kevin, Devin and all the DK team members - that's great news. So glad you're being pro-active and most of all SAFE. Stay well. This too shall pass and hopefully things will return to whatever is left of 'normal' very soon.

**Zammy** · 03-21-2020, 07:37 PM

Good job Kevin, Devin and the team, we certainly hope everyone stays healthy. Same goes for that lovely wife of yours, Mary.

**FuzzyWuzHe** · 03-21-2020, 08:25 PM

Great News Kevin, glad you are all fine ... kept the gang safe.

**radismukes** · 03-21-2020, 09:20 PM

God Bless Kevin, our prayers coming for Mary, You and your team!

**DK Custom Products** · 03-22-2020, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Trampas

Glad to hear everyone down there is doing ok, I know I'm a little worried when going to the store but only go when needed, I have COPD and breathing problems so I'm a little worried about this thing. Every day we have people contacting it, we now have 64 cases of it here in Iowa, most things like schools, casinos, some factories, etc etc, the list goes on. In my 72 years I have never seen a shutdown like this anywhere in the states, basically you have 3 states completely shut down, this is pretty scary to say the least. I'm glad I like tv and being on the interent, otherwise I would go crazy but there are days I just want to get out and go shopping and I can't do that, everything is closed and what is open I don't want to get close to people, can't wait until this is all gone.

Keep safe down there Kevin and your team

All for now Trampas

Sounds like you're doing a good preventative by staying away from folks.

Yeah, this is unprecedented, makes the odd/even gas lines look like child's play.

I smoked for over 3 decades and have found Lung Support Formula to be very helpful. We order it online.

Stay safe brother.

Kevin

**DK Custom Products** · 03-22-2020, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by ultrafxr

Kevin, Devin and all the DK team members - that's great news. So glad you're being pro-active and most of all SAFE. Stay well. This too shall pass and hopefully things will return to whatever is left of 'normal' very soon.

Yeah, will be interesting to see what the New Normal is.

Kevin