Hopper bottom never paid well for me . I'm taking home more on tanker than I was grossing on hopper bottom and working about 10 hours a week less .
Grain Haulers
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by drewfarmsllc, Nov 30, 2008.
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I was talking to a guy the other day who told me that he wanted to buy a grain truck because "the farmers around here have nice trucks, so there must be good money in it." I just laughed. He changed his mind when I told him how much my payments were that I had to make every month, even the 6-7 months per year when the truck is sitting in a shed not making a dime.
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Here in southern IL/IN we have seen lines anywhere from 30mins up to 3hrs. We mainly haul rock but when we do haul grain I charge by the bushel but its basicaly based on 3.75 per loaded mile or $100 per load minimum on the short short runs under 15 miles.
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I'm surprised that most people don't charge so much per bushel, per mile... Thats how all the loggers charge around here, so much per ton, per mile.
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What are the typical weights carried by grain hopper bottoms? How are the bushels counted, I am aware that certain grains, based on size, moisture content will weigh differrent. Basically, how are loads paid?
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i drive for a farmer so my weight is 80,000 lbs. gross. Some drivers pull 3 axle trailers that can haul 90,000 lbs. or more, as for loads paid, i can't help you. I get paid by the hr.
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Had to laugh when a few local elevators had to close for a while during harvest because they couldn't get grain out and were full. Seems they were so pro railroad and cheap trucking company they had a hard time keeping up. The only thing more un-reliable than a bottom feeding trucking company is the railroad. -
Lines were all pretty short around here up until last week when we all started running wheat. Still, the wait is usually only 10 min to a half hour.
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I've heard of wait times getting near twelve hours during harvest.
Here in western NY I have never waited more than two hours. Often, I am able to off load within fifteen minutes if not immediately.
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