Ya I'm a cousin of the old man. I remember those trucks and trailers. He got out of cattle pots now we run mostly hoppers my live bottom and two others then tankers and pneumatics.
He is still around and were the biggest fleet in the area. 2nd is VY.
Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers
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I'm based out of sterling and run to Yuma daily when your in the area we should meet up and grab a bite to eat.UTI TRANSPORT Thanks this. -
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VY runs newish KWs and Pete's. they haul majority of Mitchek cattle now. But have a few live bottoms and hoppers
I can walk into the yard and see all the old trucks or what's left of them. We run 3 98 freight shakers 4 Pete's and the rest are 04-05 freightshaker cascadias then two 05 day cabs one of them is mine then I run the only triple axle truck and trailer in the fleetBig John Thanks this. -
Having one of those days. Putting in new gas meter no heat for a spell. Pipe leaking in basement finally found plumber to work on it. Looking at load boards at the cheap freight. Good thing I don't drink or I'd be drunk by now.
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Looking at some loads of urea that is posted by one of the big Nebraska brokers going from Catoosa, OK to Council Bluffs, IA for $28 a ton on 391 miles (computer miles) so if you haul 25 tons you are running for $1.79 a mile. Throw in the deadhead miles to load it or to your next load and boy we are making the big bucks. More and more regulations are being put on us, $4 diesel, new truck will run you over $130k, a new trailer will run you over $40k, tags, insurance, taxes, etc............ tires are around $500 each, engine overhaul will run you over $20k at most dealers and there is so much more. Why would anyone want to get in the trucking business, I have been doing it for so long I am to stupid to get out, lol. You gotta love it.
ADM merchandiser told a buddy of mine today when he said the rate was to low and he could not haul it for that "Nobody else is complaining" well that is because you have the bottom feeders hauling it. The same merchandiser called me twice today and I would not answer the calls or return them because when they offer that cheap stuff I just get pissed anymore and want to choke somebody, it is an insult.
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I knew two old timers years ago that operated on a small budget and drove older equipment. They could fix anything and they were always working on their stuff. I think they would overhaul those old Cummins once a year and seemed like they were always down a day or two each week fixing something. I would go by their shops and they would be regrooving some old tires or duct taping something to get by. One gave me a hard time when I had my old 350 Cummins overhauled at a local shop in 1993 for $4500. He said I could overhaul it myself three times for what you paid, the funny thing was his ran for six months and he was overhauling it again and I ran mine for two years with no problems then sold it to a farmer who ran it for another three years with no issues. But that is the way those guys were raised and they never threw anything away and if it took two weeks to fix something it wasn't no big deal to them. I just operate different and replace stuff with new and a lot of times I will replace something if it is looking a little old before it breaks. I like to get it fixed and back on the road fast as I can so I don't loose out on revenue.
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