How much pay hauling hay?

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  1. DEEMO

    DEEMO Bobtail Member

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    This is my "Newer" Truck. It is a 99 Peterbilt...a lot nicer than the 89 KW I was driving previously.

    Thanks Again,

    DEEMO
     

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  3. BigJohn54

    BigJohn54 Gone, but NEVER forgotten

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    Congratulations DEEMO. Glad things are going well.
     
  4. d o g

    d o g Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Wow, that's a really nice upgrade in trucks, DEEMO. Your boss must really appreciate you. Glad to hear everything is working out for you.
     
  5. DEEMO

    DEEMO Bobtail Member

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    Just an update concerning my job hauling Hay.... Once again, a trucker, as myself, was lied to and the job turned out to be a disaster! The ROBEY family located in Burns, OR turned out (in my humble opinion) to be a family of liars and thieves. I learned after I was hired that the entire family had already been "run out of" Christmas Valley, and if they continue to write bogus checks, fail to pay their drivers, and lose loads...they not only will be run out of Burns, OR, they will be run out of the haying/trucking business all together. I worked my ### off for them and did everything that was asked of me but, it still was not enough to keep them from trying to stiff/cheat me when it came to paying me. I learned a valuable lesson...ALWAYS CHECK & THEN RE-CHECK ANY AND ALL FUTURE EMPLOYERS PRIOR TO AGREEING TO WORK FOR THEM (it was very difficult for me to do this since it was a small family-owned business). ALSO, IF THERE ARE BAD RUMORS FLYING AROUND ABOUT A COMPANY/FAMILY...THEY ARE MORE THAN LIKELY TO BE TRUE! For example, the 99 Peterbilt, I picked up in the Joplin, MO back in August...had no registration, no license plate, was running under a different companies logo + DOT#, for over 6 weeks (when I finally quite in mid-September, it still was running illegally). I am mad at myself for "trusting someone so blindly." I am now driving for another company making .42 per mile and couldn't be happier (so far lol). Thanks for all of those who helped answer my questions about hauling hay. There is plenty of money to be made in that industry but, you must find the right company ("Machado Custom Hay Loading" out of Tulare, CA is a top notch company whose drivers are paid an average of $1,500 per week).

    Thanks again,

    DEEMO
     
  6. zzzCandyManzzz

    zzzCandyManzzz Bobtail Member

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    I can tell you I have worked for a small outfit that there main freight was hauling hay I got real involved in it and I fyou Have the satrt up resources and know where to look You can make a real run at a company and keep it going for years if you are doing it right just hauling hay as main freight and useing everything else as a back haul I was getting paid by the day not by % and not by mile I was getting paid by the day and I was makeing 250 a day everyday I was working so you know the owner of the company I was working for knew What he was doing and k I got alot of intel on it and I know If I had the funds to start up I could make a great company as well 25 % is not bad at all but you have to make your own descesion and Good Luck
     
  7. Marlin46

    Marlin46 Medium Load Member

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    Just came across this post - I own a small outfit out of Atlanta and one of my primary commodities hauled is square bails of hay in a dry van. It works good for a small company b/c the customers typically just say next time you get a chance to get to Michigan for another load it'll be waiting. Many of the customers ask for flatbeds or stepdecks so I could also do the round bails but not sure I want to go down that route yet.

    The loads out of Michigan typically either come back to Atlanta and every once in a while Texas. Just picked up a new customer out of Lexington, KY so looking forward to that. Trying to figure out how to charge more per mile is a little tough but the MI to Atlanta runs pay $2.00 per mile on 900 miles and I pay the drivers 25% on a W-2. In my opinion the pay isnt bad, including loading the driver gets $450 for about a day and a half. It is drop and hook when it gets to Atlanta.

    What does everyone else charge to haul hay in a dry van? Deemo sorry to hear about the first company though the 2nd one seems to be working well!!
     
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