Cattle haulers...

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    Bombaata Bobtail Member

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    New driver here, been on my own a little over a month. I'm driving in Texas this week and have seen Alot of cattle haulers. Mostly Pete's. I'm asking about the trucks I suppose. Why are there no freight liners hauling cattle? Silly question?
     
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    Because having dual big open coil antennas angled forward (bull horned) doesn’t look as cool on a freightliner and they have those stupid bird perch mounts. Plus, I think it’s an unspoken rule not to run with the echo wide open on the cb in a freightliner.
     
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    I've seen all sorts of trucks hauling cattle including latemodel Freightliners, and they're flying by me at 80mph just like the rest of them .

    However , I agree that it is mosly Peterbilts Kenworth W9 and Western stars .

    Just think about the typical person(Driver/ranch hand/Cowboy) that hauls cattle and you basically have your answer .

    I'm not going to get political about this subject ,so that's all I'm saying !
     
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    Some trucks are better for hauling BS.
     
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    If it was a Freightliner, it would become a $###shaker.
     
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    Saw two white volvos this week hauling cattle this week.
     
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    In the trucking world the term used is bullhauler. @bullhaulerswife might be able to shed some light on your question.
     
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    I have a friend that has several trucks hauling cattle, all Classic XL’s, nice trucks.
     
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    upload_2018-4-21_11-25-37.png Saw this bull hauler on his side last week on my way to work.
     

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