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FEEDBACK Heartfelt Thanks n April, the area in which we live was hit by tornadoes. My grand- daughter, her little sisters, mother and step dad sought help by mak- ing their way to the Petro in Glade Spring, Va., after their home was destroyed. After seeing what was left of their home I am so amazed that they are still alive. I am writing to share a most heartfelt thank you to the truckers who just happened to choose the Petro that night to stop for their I break. When my family made it to the Petro in their nightclothes, cold and wet, scared, bleeding from inju- ries, the drivers who could get into their trucks brought dry clothes and blankets for the little ones to keep them from going into shock until help arrived and they were taken to the hospital. I have always thought highly of drivers and felt you could get no bet- ter help while in a crisis on the road, but this time their help was at our home. I wish I knew their names so I could thank them personally. I do pray all the drivers who were there during this storm have or will soon make it back to their families safely. I don’t know if Truckers News will be doing an article on this trag- edy, but I wanted to share our fami- ly’s story and express our deep grat- itude for the help they received from these heroes! Teresa Stanley Moore Glade Spring, Va. IF THE PROPOSED NEW HOURS-OF-SERVICE RULES ARE PASSED, HOW WILL THEY IMPACT YOU? Via Facebook: They will cost me lots of money. I work seven days a week to make enough to support my family, and unless God makes an eighth day I’ve got to find another way to make a living. — Randall R. It won’t be worth working for less money than i made 15 years ago. I guess I’ll look for something else. — Stephen W. With more need for trucks because productivity will be down I will be asking for money and scheduling later deliveries. Will be sitting in more traffic and watching trains with double stacked trailers fly by. Not much you can really do after the fact. — Rob T. I’ll just have to go home and say, “Welcome to Wal-Mart.” — David P. I’m gonna team with my son and when he’s adequately trained, get him his own ride and then adapt to the new 8 TRUCKERS NEWS JULY 2011 system. I flat refuse to give in like so many have decided. Face facts, the days of turn and burn are over. Adapt or get out! — Charlie N. I think that we will start to see a lot of companies moving most of their freight via team trucks, since HOS doesn’t affect team drivers as much as solo drivers. — Scott B. I’ve been flatbedding for 17 years and run how I want to. When I get tired I go to bed. When the alarm goes off I go to work, just like the politicians do. I know when I’m tired and when I’m not. Trucking is not for sissies! — James J. The economy has strangled the flow of money to the states, so now the DOT wants to try and make the rules more difficult to follow thereby raising the number of tickets written. Like I said, more bureacratic bull for no good except trying to balance the states’ budgets on the back of the American truck driver. — Jacques C. Via Twitter: Make whatever changes that are required on paper, and do what I need to do to make a living. — @80jeepcj5 The same as the other changes did. I’ll do what I have to in order to succeed. — @dawright68