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VOICES 10 | Overdrive | July 2017 If you happen to start seeing them more, you probably can thank Bill Weaver and an idea he's proff ered that could remind the public how much cash truckers inject into the economy, both by spending money on the road and bringing the goods to generate the commerce. On June 6, Weaver wrote a longer version of this: I think I have found a way to get the public to see what we are trying to do and to see the value of the American trucker. We all spend lots of money on the road. Rarely when you get change back or when you get paid for anything in cash do you see a $2 bill. Your bank can order $2 bills for you at face value, but they have to be ordered in quantities of 100 bills. Let's all order $2 bills to spend for expenses, dinner money, etc., and let the taxpayers see all of these $2 bills fl oating through our economy and see that we are doing this as a form of protest to let the public know our plight. Perhaps we can get some political attention and major media attention, and get those on our side who have nothing to do with trucking and have been misinformed. Please share this message with every- one you know in the trucking industry. Help your friends and families, when they see a huge infl ux of $2 bills, understand this is truckers doing things the right way. It's likely many people have never even seen a $2 bill. So what say you? Think it will work? I believe it's unusual enough for the mainstream news to pick it up, which is what Bill and the rest of us who are going to try the experiment sincerely hope. So the next time you see a $2 bill, think of ol' Bill and the other truckers out here doing it right. When's the last time you saw a $2 bill? George Parker (left) and Carol Ann and Bill Weaver show off $2 bills that Bill plans to circu- late to reinforce awareness of truckers' issues. He hopes other drivers will join him. " I'm going to write 'truck buck' on every one I spend, because that's about what it's worth. Also, people will know where it came from. " — Trucker Stew, via OverdriveOnline.com Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it. Well, you got the ELDs you wanted, and now you're crying. Imagine that. — Craig Kounkel, commenting under news published in June that parcel giant UPS was requesting nar- row exemptions/changes to FMCSA's ELD rule based on particularities of its operation. HAVING IT BOTH WAYS ON ELDS Wendy Parker chronicles her journey on the road with her owner-operator husband, George, in the George and Wendy Show blog on OverdriveOnline.com. Scan the QR to read more from her on your phone or tablet. Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it. Well, you got the ELDs you wanted, , commenting under news published " I don't see it doing any- thing. I would rather see someone come up with a way to start exposing the bad driv- ers that continually tailgate other trucks and autos and litter everywhere! Maybe if we had a more positive image, people would actually care about our 'plight.' " — Aaron, via OverdriveOnline.com " Hell, it's hard enough to get one dollar out of an old trucker, now you want to get two? But good idea! Haven't seen many around since everyone hoarded the 1976 $2 bills. " — Martin Knipfer, via Overdrive's Facebook page

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