Are wood chips considered a no-touch load?

That hasn't been my experience at all (with cows that is)...

Every time I've driven or ridden past a dairy or feed lot in the Central Valley of California, I've tried hard to hold my breath as I pass by so as to limit the amount of noxious fumes that are Hovered into my lungs.

When cows stand ankle-deep in their own filth long enough, it takes on a hideous ammonia-like stench that burns the sinus passages and causes an involuntary gag reflex.

I'm sure you get used to it after a while, but it's still there and is likely being soaked into your clothing, hair and possibly even your skin. And of course when you breath it you're ingesting it into your system.

But who knows... Maybe Oregon cows are cleaner and their poop don't stink.

 

It looks like Terrain Tamers is getting desperate for drivers. Originally they were saying they'd hire new graduates from trucking schools. Now they're offering to pay for your CDL training (paid scholarships) for new applicants.

Chip hauling must be a really horrible job. In my experience, when a company throws itself at you to get you to work for them, there's a reason they're willing to "help" so much.

 

I'm not saying I think it's horrible, I know less than nothing about the industry. I'm just saying that when a company bends over backwards (or offers to pay for your CDL training, like SWIFT does) to get you to work for them, it's often because they can't get anyone to do the work unless then do.

It's a moot point anyway. It looks like I'll be staying in Commiefornia a while longer.