Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wheathauler, May 31, 2009.

  1. wheathauler

    wheathauler Trucker

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    I would talk to some elevators in the area you want to haul. They would know what hopper companies haul in there. Find out some names and contact them.
     
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  3. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Somebody tell me this is a bad deal. Company has trucks for lease. They way they lease them, the guy looks the truck up in the blue book, calls the dealership to ask what they would price it at, and splits the difference. All the regular operating costs of the truck are on me, of course, fuel, tires, repairs, etc. They cover the trailer entirely, as they own that. They take 10% of every load. If there aren't any loads to run and I make no money, there's no lease payment due. 10% of $0 is $0, he says. They pay out as soon as they get the paperwork in, which is about two days with tripack. They've got a bunch of shiny W900's that have had service done on them every 10k miles since they bought them new. The only downside I can find is that they don't have any flatbed trailers. Oh yeah, 9% interest on the balance, no balloon payment.
     
  4. wheathauler

    wheathauler Trucker

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    I'm not sure what to think of this lease-purchase. I've never heard of one that doesn't charge if there are no loads. Seems to good to be true but who knows.
     
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  5. wheathauler

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    Starting on another elevator Monday. Will load wheat from elevator then auger out the rest from steel bins. I'm pretty sure they will be taking in dryland corn before we're done hauling out.
     
  6. highside

    highside Medium Load Member

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    Like wheathauler said, as long as it is what they say it is, it's not a bad deal. We've done a similar deal with a couple of guys, holding off their lease payment if we had a slow week.
     
  7. RW.

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    BUMP! 2 days and no posts!? Everyone must either be hard at work or away on vacation.....had to make sure the thread didn't slide off the front page.....:biggrin_255:
     
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  8. Kansas

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    Apparently wheat is ready to cut in Wa state! Couldn't believe they are just now cutting up there. Must have huge weight limits out there as every hopper bottom I saw was dragging 4 axles :eek:
     
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  9. wheathauler

    wheathauler Trucker

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    Was kind of dead wasn't it. Augering out bins at elevator today, was making many loads until they put another truck on. There were two of us hauling and was working well. We were loading inside elevator and at an auger. The inside loading had a motor go out. Now we have three trucks and one auger.
     
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  10. bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, another week. Lets hope this one isn't like the last two. :biggrin_25523:
     
  11. dairyman

    dairyman <b> Hopper Thread Greeter</b>

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    Ran across an area that raises a big portion of Ky.'s corn and beans today and i saw beans from knee-high to waist-high,pretty spotty at best. 2 of the dairy's i haul bm for are chopping corn-silage and they say the tonnage is down from last year by 3 or 4 tons/acre. I'm wondering how are the crops looking everywhere else?
     
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