cattlehauler info?

It just ain't what it used to be round here. I didn't get much time to stroll around the barn I was lucky to get a cup of coffee at night before I loaded. My boss always wanted us to sleep at the feed lots after we unloaded...but for no more than an hour you've got to be 425 miles away to load in 6 hours so get your butt over there but that leaves you enough time for a 2 hour nap.

that's cowmobilin by wayne dollar he's actually talk about a turn around pill (black beauty/molly) funny thing about those pills is they were actually used for weight loss way back when and you didn't need a script to get them.

 

DUROMINE??

 

Biphetamine also once used to control ADD. Pretty much Adderall on steroids I suppose. A "black beauty/turnaround" is considered biphetamine 20. I did a report on them years ago in high school. Had to pick a subject about problems students face in school. Figured mental illness and concentration was a good subject that I was already an expert on...I got a 94 and sent to detention for a week for ripping the teacher a new a hole.

 

How come I never see a loaded livestock trailer during daylight hours? Is the job really that bad that you have to sneak around at night or is that just the way moo-moving works?

 

Heat it's hotter during the day takes a toll on the animals if it's 100 outside going down the road it's probably 120 or better in the trailer. Stopped with them packed in the trailer on a 100 degree day it's probably 130 plus don't know never stuck a thermometer in there but that's the reason for running at night in the summer anyways many times during the winter we ran days for the warmth.

How would you like to be stuck in a trailer with 100 other people when it was blazing hot and just be sitting there with no wind? Best way to put it

 

Ah. Didn't even think of that aspect. temperature would be a big deal hauling live animals. Plus you'd probably have every tree hugging do-gooder giving you the stink eye. Those types are home safe where they belong at night.

 

It's happened a time or 2 most don't understand the livestock industry and don't care too. Peta can be your best friend or worst enemy in livestock hauling just depends on the situation. I've ran them through 100+ heat in the day and I've run them in sub 0 at night just the luck of the draw I wasn't happy about either situation but when the phone rang I went and did what I was told to do. That's how it works.

 

Livestock auctions take place during the day so you load out at night when it's over. Plenty of running during the day, most of the long distance stuff will load in the morning.

Depends on where you are. If it's real humid and hot, like running out of FL, going down the road your trailer is cooler than the air temp because it's basically a big swamp cooler with the damp calves. As far as the cold, cattle ride better in the winter if you have boards or plugs.

 

I remember when those guys thought they were the kings of the highway...lol Big ole' large cars with lots of lights and lots of black smoke. They never had time to stop for much because one thing about hauling fat girls that I imagine is still the same.. They don't keep well in that bull rack... Rancher ain't payin' to haul dead meat. So there's no loligagin' no skylarkin' no unnecessary stopin'... Back in the day they went at a "brisk" pace and they respected the curves cause cows ain't got no sense of balance. I live in the country. Many of my friends raise cows. I know a couple guys who still drive the big trucks and they claim they are making money but it's a lot of work and long hours. My friend owns the 80 across from my place and he uses it to keep some momma cows on, he's an older fellow and sometimes he has the goose neck livestock trailer out there loading calves. Now I want to second the motion that cool and quiet is the way to go because I have gone out there to help him some. Them calves don't want to leave momma and that trailer doesn't look inviting to them at all. You do not want to be in that trailer when a 300lb calf decides to turn around. so there can be no hesitation in your game, cows don't know better so they will play their own game. Lots of people to talk to at the sale barn, I've been there with Cecil a number of times.. It's actually kinda fun.