Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

I hate to be in the Dakota's weather channel said they got 40" of snow, that is alot of snow.

 

I would loved to have stayed put but the crane I am getting was sold last wednesday and has to take a cruise on Thursday in Houston.
They tried to find someone else from up this way to get it but everyone was gone for Christmas.
I did make it to Des Moines without hititng anything yet

 

you will find nearly 100% of farms are built with or currently have some type of non farm income.

short example of a farm program turned trucking program.

trucks from mexico and canada or any other country in the world are imported and allowed to run the states driving rates down to 50cpm. american truckers cant stay in business at that rate however the government decides american truckers are a strategic asset so they do a study and decide jb hunt can stay in business at 70cpm. to prtect american truckers from total failure the government pays the american truckers an additional 20cpm. now american truckers are making a full 70cpm.

soon you will have non truckers saying holy cow on top of there 50cpm profit the government gave them another 20cpm

if you want to see your banker laugh show him that list of profits them farmers are making then ask him for a farm loan

 

Right on though some of the corporate outfits do abuse the system

and one again I will plead for mercy for my farmer based trucking company but if it werent for my farm products to haul I couldnt justify a truck and there is not enough commercial truck out there to keep up with the combines farmers will always have trucks and I just prefer to keep mine busy as much as possible

and another thing if the farmers didnt get that money the government would likely waste it on other absolutly worthless crap I just wish it was better distributed I mean if they are gonna offer it I'd be stupid not to take it right?

if they were gonna offer truckers about 2cents a mile subsidy I doubt many here would turn it down

and the best I can figure that about the right proportion in rate subsidy

I dont think many here know the production costs of farming equipment,rent, seed, chemical, FUEL, fertilizer etc there are costs involved just like any other business and great risks as well but we make decent money most years and lose some years too just my thoughts the attacking and ruination of me can begin now lol

 

I have no problem with farmers having their own trucks and hauling products for other farmers and themselves. My problem comes when they use their trucks to cut the rates on the commerical jobs that come up. As dairyman says, he doesn't cut rates so it doesn't apply to all farmers either.

I agree with most of what farmermatt says. I came from a farming background and can see both sides.

 

whooo doggyyyy!! its cold! 18 and blowing like crazy.

 

And -2 in Ft Dodge IA

 

I've been having fun on the slick stuff all day. Got stuck twice getting out of my driveway and then the trailer was drifted in. Had to put it in 4th and sit there with the wheels spinning until it decided to move. Somebody remind me next time it snows to go out and broom all the snow off the trailer before it half melts and refreezes. Now I need a new broom.