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

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  1. Jul 7, 2009 #431
    wheathauler

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    What the heck is feathermeal? Gather some sort of meal but with feathers! Nope don't think so.

    Good heavens, deadheading 600 miles that's a lot of miles
     
    wheathauler, Jul 7, 2009
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  3. Jul 7, 2009 #432
    PharmPhail

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    I've hauled feathermeal, chicken meal, and poultry meal. From what I gather it's all the same stuff. But boy there's a tiff when the shipper and receiver don't call it the same thing. I've had to call the broker to make calls and get it sorted out before getting the all clear to dump.

    I'm sure there's some sort of nuance like % of crude protein, fat content etc.

    I've gotta hit the road... some reason I don't have a good feeling about this trip...
     
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  4. Jul 7, 2009 #433
    Pawnd

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    Yeppers they do make feathermeal. Nearly pure protein and added to feed products.
     
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  5. Jul 7, 2009 #434
    M.Enterprises

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    Is he leasing his trailer to you for 5% of your gross? Under your own authority? I have never ehard of anything like that.
     
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  7. Jul 7, 2009 #435
    bullhaulerswife

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    We have no lease with him on the trailer. We haul with it and he gets an extra 5% from us, and we have it on our insurance as a non owned trailer.

    With all the other trailer leases or rentals that we looked at, we were responsible for the maintenance and repairs. And they wanted us to jump through hoops to get it. :biggrin_2552:
     
    bullhaulerswife, Jul 7, 2009
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  8. Jul 7, 2009 #436
    wheathauler

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    Doesn't sound too bad to me. I have own authority but if I wanted to haul a load for another carrier they would charge me 5-10 per cent. More or less a brokerage fee.

    That's with both my tractor & trailer.
     
    wheathauler, Jul 7, 2009
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  9. Jul 7, 2009 #437
    wheathauler

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    RW

    Get your 50th post yet?
     
    wheathauler, Jul 7, 2009
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  10. Jul 7, 2009 #438
    RW.

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    LOL, I think this would be #50!
     
    RW., Jul 7, 2009
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  11. Jul 7, 2009 #439
    Big John

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    Where do you live at in Kansas wheathauler? Do you know a o/o that runs a grey flattop Pete from Medicine Lodge? I think says RAM on the door, name is Dale goes by Wild Turkey. I think he hauls into Wichita alot.
     
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  12. Jul 7, 2009 #440
    wheathauler

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    Hutchinson...Don't really know him, have seen trucks with RAM on them. I go to Wichita some but not a lot. Usually to the Cargill bean dump.
     
    wheathauler, Jul 7, 2009
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