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Feedback ONLINE THIS MONTH State of the industry R egulations that will result in more traffic to move the same tonnage, less qualified and trained drivers to haul it, and fewer drivers in aggregate … make no for- mula for safety improvement. They will do nothing but increase crashes and fatalities and totally eradicate all the improvements we have ac- complished by trying to improve the industry. Improving conditions, pay, rewards, trust and attitudes toward MAN ON THE STREET WHAT PRECAUTIONS DO YOU TAKE WHEN PREPARING FOR SPRING STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER? "No precautions to take. Just make sure all your lights are on and know your stopping distances are shortened. As for pulling over, I don't have time. Got to make that delivery." "If I start in the morning, I watch the weather map. My GPS gives me the county I'm in, and the weather radio gives severe weather warnings by county." drivers begins with the companies being able to afford improvements. I don't see an atmosphere for that right now." —Trans Products/Trans Service Regulatory Manager Rich Wilson, in a commentary published Friday, Jan. 13, on Truckers News Senior Editor Todd Dills' Channel 19 blog. For more of the stimulating, odd or entertaining parts of truck- ing, join the conversation via http:// overdriveonline.com/channel19. For breaking news and other relevant stories, be sure to visit http://www. truckersnews.com or visit our Facebook page by scanning this QR code with your smartphone or tablet. Find a QR reader in your device's app market. "Slow down. I make sure my equip- ment is up and going good to make sure I can get through it. I carry snow chains and have satellite radio." "Basically, watch your following distance and slow down, whether it's sleet or snow or rain. Watch the road and your surroundings carefully." WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST TRUCKING PET PEEVE? Not getting paid for my time. — Steve T. Bad exhaust fumes. — Robert L. There are too many to list. Trucking isn't the same as it was years ago. People look down on trucking because of the low-class, piss-jug- throwing, high-beam-flashing, fuel-lane-park- ing, lazy, smelly, minimally trained, inconsider- ate drivers that we have traveling up and down our roads today. It's really sad. — Ryan S. 8 | TRUCKERS NEWS | MARCH 2012 Drivers that don't move over for vehicles on the shoulder. I do it in my car or truck no matter the type of vehicle on the shoulder. You never know why the vehicle is on the shoulder. Someone sick trying to get out or lost trying to read map, and getting rocked by the force of truck barrel- ing by at 65 mph. — Shannon W. Truckers that don't shower and smell really bad and that dress like slobs. I grant you that sometimes we can't get to take a shower every day but the least they can do is change clothes and put on some body spray and deodorant. What happened to the nice-dressed truckers that take pride in themselves. — Elizebethe E. Sure is a lot of whining going on in this thread … to change trucking one must change themselves first then take on the "issues" of trucking. — Charlie N. FMCSA … 'nuff said. — Anthony V. T C om C ompan omp t Mill Cr y driv on er f eek, W . or Milt V a. on Je f le Mark W Douglas C ompan ils y driv on ville er f or Dylan , Ga. R on, Ga.or Dalt on Moor e le as ed t Owners o Mik e F r -oper o at t T as Owner ed t f T , Ill. Chic-oper o CDN L rut t ago or ogis at tic s rucking C ontinued fr om page 6