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Transporting Bees need some advice

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by rafa_207, Mar 18, 2011.

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  1. Mar 19, 2011 #11
    Brickman

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    Thats contrary to everything thing I've ever heard.

    Unless you are finding all day long shade the day time heat will kill them.
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2011 #12
    Kittyfoot

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    Can you haul em with a CDL Bee licence? Straight trailer or Bee trains? Can you haul em with a Bee model Mack?

    Music to haul Bees by:

    Hive Been Everywhere

    I'm a Bee Leaver

    Taking Care of Buzzness

    C'mon, how many cheezy Bee references can you think of Hummm? :biggrin_2559:
     
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  4. Mar 19, 2011 #13
    Jumbo

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    I hauled a load from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin last year. At 23% of the gross it paid me about .65 per mile as a company driver. Sitting in traffic in Chicago a woman pulled up along side of me and said "Why do you haul them by truck?". I said "Because we couldnt afford airplane tickets".
     
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  5. Mar 19, 2011 #14
    Prairie Boy

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    Keep them flying and your gross weight will be lower and you'll save on fuel. :biggrin_2559:
     
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  7. Mar 19, 2011 #15
    rafa_207

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    Thank you very much, great advice . I'm getting loaded late afternoon just like you said. I'm buying a sprinkler hose for sure to be prepared. I have a 48 ft flatbed that they are going to put them on. I'm new to these forum but I really like it I'm going to be here for a long time. Thank you everyone for the replies.
     
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  8. Mar 20, 2011 #16
    Native Dancer

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    Watch your weight. It is easy to get overweight if there is much honey in the hives. When you get to where you are going to unload sit for an hour or so to let them calm down. Unload at sunrise or sunset. Use V boards. Run during the day, keeping stops and length of stops to a minimum.
     
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  9. Mar 20, 2011 #17
    walstib

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    There was a bee hauler in the TS I'm at last night, he wasn't in a reefer, just had yellow netting over the whole thing...I first thought it was rotten meat or livestock surrounded by flies until I walked past it, dem were bees!!!!!!
     
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  10. Mar 20, 2011 #18
    canuck in da truck

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    i prefer to haul them stuck to the front of the grill
     
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  11. Mar 20, 2011 #19
    scottchris71

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    i have never seen a load on a reefer....i hope your were joking
     
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  12. Mar 20, 2011 #20
    cadillacwby31

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    Just curious as to how you haul bees. Sounds like your flatbeding them?:biggrin_2554:
     
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