I've seen several threads from guys wanting go get into livestock hauling. I am not gonna tell y'all how to go about this, rather I will describe my day to day activities hauling cattle in TX. Hopefully this will help make ur mind up.
Monday morning in winnsboro with kill cows to San Angelo. 39 cows 2 bulls. 52,000 lbs. Total weight was 86,000 full of fuel. Ran to San Angelo. 385 miles. Unload and come back to weatherford. Mess around weatherford for about an hour and get a call from a broke down truck south of Shreveport. I'm the closest available truck so I leave weatherford at 8:45 Monday evening, get to the relay station truck stop where he's at at 12:30. Back up to his trailer and run his cattle onto me. 90 head 45,000 lbs. Leave the relay station at 1 am. Cattle are goin to Clinton Oklahoma. Stop at the 533 in canton and take a 20 min nap then proceed on to Iowa park. Stop at Iowa park, fuel, check cattle, and get a sweet tea. Leave Iowa park and get to Clinton at 9:30 am. 500 miles total. Unloaded by 10 and sitting at the 108 truck stop by 10:30. Sleep til 4:45 pm and go to okc and get a big steak at cattleman's and head back to gilmer. Arrived in gilmer at 11:15 last night and will load at about 9 am for San Angelo again.
Please if you are goin to criticize me on how hard I run don't waste the typing. I know what I can take and still be safe. I am just trying to help the guys that think they want to do this really understand what happens.
So you wanna haul livestock?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Jake The Bullhauler, Mar 13, 2013.
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Thanks for letting the truth be told man, that is what folks need to know. Sometimes those that think they want to get into trucking do so with stars in their eyes and clouds under-foot. Some aspects of trucking are way, way different than others...right or wrong it is what it is..but when a question is asked... well then the truth must come out. I may not agree with running like that , But I'm not the one doing it..I'm sure if I were put into your shoes my outlook would change or I would decide to move on. Thanks again for stating the facts , and not sugar-coating it!
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I really feel as if the government needs to step back from their cookie cutter, one size fits all HOS regulations. Let the drivers decide when they can drive, and when they need rest. Yes, there should be a cap on duty and driving hours per 24 hour period, but this should only be a guideline and not a hard regulation. There should be a lifetime disqualification for ANY at-fault collision involving injury or death for drivers that choose to operate outside that guideline. There should also be stiff penalties for companies that retaliate against a driver for refusing to operate outside that guideline.
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"There should be a lifetime disqualification for ANY at-fault collision involving injury or death for drivers that choose to operate outside that guideline"
Windsmith, Remember your famous words there bud. A good lawyer can turn a not your fault accident into being your fault in a heart beat. Not busting your chops or any thing but, there are certain things you haul that you have to run illegal if your going to make any money because of getting hung up loading and unloading. You don't always bump a dock or drop and hook or have a day and a half to run 600 miles because of a appointment time set late in the afternoon the next day. I read several of your post and you contribute some good info on here, keep up the good work and most of all be safe.jeff18 and Jake The Bullhauler Thank this. -
Are you going to update this daily?
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Could you describe a little bit about the loading and unloading process?
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Just, PLEASE, don't contribute to hauling horses to slaughter.
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I'm hoping he does. Very interestingJake The Bullhauler and Logan76 Thank this.
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