I don't like that I am agreeing with you. It's like...I dunno. A bad, not good feely thing.
Back when I was a wee little mgnt, on my knees in the break rooms and belts, we had an ORS who paid a couple cover drivers gas money to drive 110 miles round trip, 45 minutes each way. Sorry about your situation though. It's easy for me to sit here and say this or that, I don't have to make that commute. As NY said, hope things work out for ya.