Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

wheathauler, is there any good hopper bottom companys around the wichita area to lease onto? I owned and operated my own company from 1995 to 2002 in western ks hauling grain. Long story short lost my buisness in a divorce. I moved to wichita in 02 and have been working for foodliner inc eversense. We pull phnuematic tankers out of cargil and cereal foods.Ive been wanting to get back into being an o/o or do you think its a bad time to start back up? We make decent money but havent ever got over the passion of owning my own truck. I see alot of rate cutting going on and some local grain haulers say there going broke. Some thought s and input would be appreciated. Thanks

 

Crop Jocky, I like that name. lol . As far as company's in the Wichita area you might check out Freight Logistics they haul out of Cereal foods running to Oklahoma and back and then their is the Kramer Trucking that hauls out of Cargill and then one other outfit that is just south of the Kenworth dealer on Broadway but can't recall their name, he just bought some new KW's all blue and I think he runs out of Cargill also. I know these guys do have some owner operators and have heard good things about them. Wheathauler might know some more.

 

Thanks bigjohn, ya i have a couple friends that work at charles holmes trucking but there not taking any lease trucks at this time. I see the kramer trucks and those guys are pretty nice. Ive heard alot of bad about freight logistics and there drivers are always complaining lol. Do you haul grain? If ya do im sure ive seen ya a time or two i run the local stuff for foodliner. Ive heard robles is hurting the local guys there undercutting the rates really bad.

 

us too,relaxing day with family,we have sooo much to be grateful for,nothing like family time. ditto on the full work week,it don't take me long to get out of sink with 3 day work weeks,though. plus my wife starts thinking of all the honey-doo jobs, hey wait a minute,bullhaulerswife might tell her i don't like doing honey-do jobs,i need to shut up or i won't get the air gauge for my birthday

 

No I pull a end dump otr but I live in Enid, OK just south of Wichita and have worked and loaded/unloaded in Wichita for years. Yeah Charles Holmes was the name I was trying to think of, he has been around for years.

 

are you gona haul saturday,too.i think your just trying to get them grandkids christmas presents paid for all in one week,seriously though,you be carefull this week!