Disaster Recovery Group Heads To Gulf Coast

As thousands head out of the Gulf region, a group of Oklahomans are on their way in. News On 6's Jeffrey Smith spoke with members of the team before they left Sunday morning.

TRC Disaster rolled out a dozen semi-trucks loaded with equipment. Their job is to keep businesses running no matter how bad the storm gets. With a little Okie pride, they say they'll stay until the job is done.

The trucks are packed and they're ready to go. A Tulsa-based disaster recovery company is headed to the Gulf and fast.

"We went out to Katrina when it happened and stuff, and it was real messed up down there, and hopefully this won't be any worse," said John Neal, TRC Worker.

TRC has all kinds of equipment to help businesses stay afloat; from generators, to washers and dryers, to satellite centers and more.

"These are air scrubbers. They actually clean the air. Sucks the air, goes through a filter, two other filters, then comes back out as clean air," said Norm Hughes, TRC Worker.

Larry Landsteiner has been on-sight for seven different hurricanes. He says the disaster is unparalleled.

"Everybody has seen a tornado in Oklahoma and what not, man that's nothing. Those hurricanes come in 85 miles wide and dump thousands of gallons of water on everything, and man, it's bad," said Larry Landsteiner, TRC Project Manager.

TRC is already contracted by Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, even hotels and hospitals. But, when disaster strikes, the walk-in business booms.

"We're there to make money. We're going down there not having a job whatsoever, and there's a lot of other big boys down there too, trying to get work," said Landsteiner.

John Neal says the jobs can last more than a month.

"We're going to be very busy, at least probably 20 hours a day, just to get everything back into place," said Neal.

So their trucks are headed out, knowing they'll be in high-demand. All those TRC trucks will spend the night in Dallas before headed out to the Gulf with 30 other semis. They say they'll set up camp on Monday along Interstate 20 in southern Louisiana.

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