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Trucking in Hawaii - my experience

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Long FLD, Dec 30, 2018.

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Dec 31, 2018 #21

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I've never really thought about the business of trucking in Hawaii. This is a pretty interesting topic. Great pics though man. You should just go back and take pics. Seems you have an eye for perspective

FdEF, Dec 31, 2018

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Jan 1, 2019 #22

Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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Long FLD said: ↑

At the end of August I packed up and moved to the Big Island of Hawaii for a job I was offered. I went with a pretty open mind while knowing it was going to be very different than anything I was used to. I’m back on the mainland now due to a variety of circumstances ranging from feeling claustrophobic driving the same roads over and over on an island to the terms of employment we agreed to not being upheld on the employers side.

Trucking is still regulated by the PUC in Hawaii. Rates are supposed to be regulated but it’s my understanding they don’t audit carriers like they should so Hawaii does have its share of carriers with discount pricing, if you will. Companies are required to submit an inventory of equipment every year to the PUC. And like it was on the mainland before deregulation, a hearing is required before you’re granted authority and you have to have a sponsor on your side saying that additional trucks are needed.

Most of the time I pulled the aluminum end dump that is pictured. I hauled macadamia nuts to a sheller, macadamia nut shells from a big farm to another nut company who burned the shells for power, and two days a week I hauled cinder rock to a landscape company. I also hauled cattle in both a regular cattle trailer and in double deck containers that were loaded with calves for export to the mainland. I would work 10-14 hours a day, covering anywhere from 250-450 miles depending on what I was doing.

With everything coming in by boat there are many guys that make a living strictly hauling containers every day. We didn’t do much of that, and if we did it was for a direct customer and not Matson or Young Brothers.

There’s stuff I’m forgetting right now so if you have questions about living expenses and such just ask.

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This was a very informative post, thanks for sharing it!

Scooter Jones, Jan 1, 2019

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Jan 1, 2019 #23

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You forgot to mention no log books required in Hi. I've been there 2 times in 5 years for 2 weeks each. All the islands. I would go crazy being confined to a small area. It seems you drive completely around any island in a few hrs. With minimal choices of roads. And I noticed boo-coo homes that seem to have hoarders living there with tons of junk in their yards and of course endless homeless bums living on the public beaches with shantys as shelters. And I hate to say this, but pronouncing Hawaiian words ain't easy !

Allow Me., Jan 1, 2019

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Jan 1, 2019 #24

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Allow Me. said: ↑

You forgot to mention no log books required in Hi. I've been there 2 times in 5 years for 2 weeks each. All the islands. I would go crazy being confined to a small area. It seems you drive completely around any island in a few hrs. With minimal choices of roads. And I noticed boo-coo homes that seem to have hoarders living there with tons of junk in their yards and of course endless homeless bums living on the public beaches with shantys as shelters. And I hate to say this, but pronouncing Hawaiian words ain't easy !
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Sounds like paradise. LOL

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Jan 1, 2019 #25

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Cool pics. Great thread. Welcome home.

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Jan 1, 2019 #26

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Again another good thread.

Went to Hawaii when I was younger.

Went to the Bahamas about a year ago and was curious what drivers there did to stay busy other than hauling to and from a port. I couldn’t do it, much too small for me lol.

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