Bullhaulin

If im not mistaken, i picked up at a meat plant in california, MO and saw quite a few hogan trucks pullijg a bull pen behindem.. Doesnt jbs also have a lifestock division?

 

Yes sir we do. My question is these guys fly down the road like their pants are on fire then sit in a line for 3 or more hours to get the cattle off. All that racing to sit in line. No Thank Yewww.

 

Well I was not going to say anything but Here are some thing to think about if you want to be a Bull Hauler..
WHATEVER you do do not even think about JBS cattle division... If there were to get paid like they should that would be a different story.. The people who run that division are ok better than the other Division they have... (Speaking from experience) they had a hand there Grandpa he has been hauling livestock since the early 60's back when the Montfort boys were not old men....

IF you truly want to haul cattle and being green ( no disrespect you could have 20 years driving but none hauling fat girls you are green) know this BS smells like money, and when it is good they do make good money.. When it is like it is now times are tough.... Sale barns are slow.. to many reasons to explain...
There are many ways to get hurt making rookie mistakes... (speaking from experience) if you do find someone to put you on Listen, Observe, and pay close attention... If you have never been around cattle or hogs I would strongly suggest going to the sale barn, talk to one of the cowboys, find out who the boss is BEG, offer to work for free to learn...
a 600lb feeder can kick your arse just as fast as a kill cow... most of the time it will hurt like heck, and you will get over it don't get me wrong some injuries can be serious.. I got stomped real bad I will explain that in a bit...

If you are scared to get dirty then hauling fats aint for you.... If you are scared of work it ain't for you.. If you whine about pain it ain't for you.... If you need to be home every two weeks it ain't for you.... If you talk a lot of BS it ain't for you.. If you just want to jump in a Fast Large Car IT AIN'T For you.. If you think Bull haulers sit low in the saddle to look cool.. (it looks cool too) it has a lot more to do with the seat sitting on the frame so you can feel the fats moving in the pot makes it easier to know what the hell is going on in the back... IF you have to stop every 45 minutes to take a leak IT Ain't for you.... If your wear baggy pants and your hat on sideways IT Dang sure ain't for you... If you think Clay Aiken is "a Hot Country Star" It Ain't for you..... If you want a "big Sleeper tall and long" it ain't for you...... If you think a fat girl is the drunk chick at the end of the Bar at closing time you need to spend a lot of time at the sale barn.... .

Getting hurt is a serious thing.. My Pops hauled livestock for most of his career, he worked for Montfort in the late 60's hauling beef came back home to his family farm and went right back to hauling livestock.. He did well at it hell he raised 3 boys and we did well while he hauled livestock.. if it could walk in the trailer he would haul it, if it would not walk out he would drag it.. .
When I was 17 My Pops put me on the road with him ( I quit school 2 years before and he said I had to pay my own way) Pops, My Uncle and myself loaded a load of Fats down in Florida headed to Dodge City we get to the slaughter house, up in the Hotel I had a cow that laid down, we tried everything to get the bull up, he was still breathing then he stopped.. after an hour sitting at the chute my pops was hot.. He told me to climb in and rope his feet to get him ready to drag out.. The last thing I recall was grabbing his two back feet.. Needless to say the SOB was not dead he broke 9 ribs, left leg, right arm, lacerated my liver, Kidney. and punctured my left lung.. I woke up 26 days later (maybe 27) in a Hospital in Kansas City with tubes in every imaginable hole on my body... After they removed the tubes from my throat (ton of them it felt like) I could hardly talk... My Mom, Step Mom and Dad were in the room Pops leaned over me and I asked "what happened" he explained it all to me... It took me 6 months to get back on my feet again... I went back out hauling fats until I turned 21.. I like most kids did not always agree with my Pops, I went my way then.. worked for other people etc. My Pops retired in 2003 after 53 years of it.. He loved every minute of it and to this day still talks about driving fats all the time.. I loved it then I have a great respect for the hands doing it today (and in case some young gun takes offend to the word "Hand" I mean no disrespect) I do know this they are a tight nit group who work really hard to make a living... It is not a Joke, it is not a look cool job.. They have nice rides but they work hard for them... If you find someone who will give you a shot.... Work hard they are taking one hell of a risk showing a green hand the ropes.....

 

Maybe they race to get into that 3 hour line to get a 3 hour nap before they run their nuts off again for 21 hours

 

I would totally dig running a Bull Hauler in the Northwest and Rookie Mtn regions!

 

I knew times were tough when I saw a bull hauler truck pulling a reefer van at a produce yard one day. I shook his hand and told him I hoped things got better real soon. He was not a happy guy but had mouths to feed at home.