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WISDOM & 26 www.FlatbedTruckingJobs.com December 2015 WISECRACKS By Wendy Parker W e spent the night 67 miles from the house in a sketchy rest area off of I-75 Friday night, and I acted like a jerk about it. That's probably not a shocker to anyone who reads regularly, but I'd like to take a moment of your time to publicly apologize, and once again thank those who are out there, doing it right, even when it sucks. George is on ELDs. He has been for a long time and actually doesn't mind it, because he's always run legal. He's very serious about following the rules. He learned a lot about following rules in the military, and he's the fi rst person to tell you that if he commits to something, he's going to do it right, because his word is really all he has on this earth. That doesn't make him perfect — it makes him conscientious, and if he has control over a situation, he'll probably choose to follow the rules. (The ELDs aren't the problem — the lack of fl exibility in the hours of service are the issue, and until someone who has actually driven a truck in a professional capacity has something to do with an hours rulemaking, that issue will be ignored.) Anyway, we got hung up several times When real life requires following the rules, even if it sucks Wendy Parker rides with her husband, George Parker, an owner-operator who pulls dry van. She chronicles their adventures and her observations from the shotgun position in her blog and at their website, www.thegeorgeandwendyshow.com