RALEIGH -- Wednesday night's weather had local tow truck drivers busy, well into Thursday.

Bobby Wall is a driver for Barbour's Towing in Raliegh, who said he's been driving tow trucks for 26 years. Wall says his schedule is always unpredictable, but days like today are especially hectic.

"In this weather, people need to pay a little more attention to the roadways," Wall said.

"We've been pretty steady," said Barbour's Towing Owner Jerry barbour. "We've done about 15 calls, Wake and Johnston County."

Overnight Wednesday, the guys at Barbour's Towing saw a wide variety of people needing help. They said many drivers got stuck on off-ramps, near U.S. 64 and Interstate 40. Wall said he wenched out several folks in North Hills.

Wall and his coworkers will spend, or have spent, over eleven hours each, responding to crash scenes. All of them will take their trucks home, as long as a State of Emergency is in effect.

"As it melts today, it's going to ice up tonight, when it starts to deep freeze, and the sun gets down," Barbour said. "Highways are pretty clear. It's probably going to be treacherous tonight with the ice over freezing."

Wall said this is a stressful job, as tow truck drivers are constantly working with little sleep and little food. But he says they all look after each other, like family, and that helping others is simply what they love to do.

"It takes a lot of your time, takes a lot of your energy," Wall said. "It all goes back to having a strong family bond and a love for what you do."

Wall and Barbour each emphasize the importance of drivers moving to the far lane, away from emergency vehicles and police on the side of the road.

They say they know tow truck drivers who have lost their lives on the side of the road, due to other drivers not paying attention, and they'd like to see that type of fatality come to an end.