We Do Lines Featured on CNBC.com

The article from the Huffington Post that We Do Lines was prominently featured in has also been picked up by CNBC.com! If you haven't already, be sure to read the story on how workers are coping with the high temperatures throughout the country.

Heat Wave Takes Toll On Small Businesses
By Janean Chun, Huffington Post

With the latest heat wave alone having claimed 46 lives across the country, Chris Couri, co-founder, president and CEO of We Do Lines, said their workers take precautions, including wearing reflective clothing, hats and collared shirts; drinking plenty of water; and taking breaks to sit in their trucks and blast the air conditioning. "We have to listen to our bodies and, if we feel the effects of the heat, to sit down and take care of that immediately," Couri said.

Though Couri said working in record-breaking heat means slowing down the pace and "not trying to set any world records" to finish a job, he acknowledged that the heat is actually good for business. "We have to take advantage of the weather if it's hot and dry, which are the best conditions for what we do," he said.

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We Do Lines Featured in Huffington Post

We Do Lines has been featured in the Huffington Post! The article discusses how small businesses are dealing with the heat wave, particularly how outdoor companies are coping physically and financially. Tyler Vickery, franchisee of We Do Lines in Nashville, discussed working during the hottest summer he can remember. CEO of We Do Lines, Chris Couri, discussed how his company protects employees and how the heat is actually positive for his business, as it’s the optimal time for striping. Click here to read the entire feature.

Heat Wave 2012 Taking Toll On Small Businesses, Physically And Financially

By Janean Chun

On a 100 degree workday, many people have the luxury of complaining about the heat while sitting in an air-conditioned shop or office, sipping iced coffee. Meanwhile, some small business owners and their employees are working outside all day, lightheaded, parched and drenched with sweat, without the benefit of even a little shade.

When Tyler Vickery got into his truck after working last Tuesday, the temperature read 111 degrees. The Nashville We Do Lines franchisee had just spent three to four hours pushing a line-striping machine loaded with paint across an asphalt lot. "The heat, when it comes off the asphalt, can take your breath away," Vickery said. "When I took off my hat, it was like I had put it underwater, and the same with my shirt. It was 100 percent soaked in sweat."

"I didn't feel like I was going to pass out, but several times I knew I needed to sit down right away and drink water," added Vickery, who doesn't recall another summer as hot as this one.

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