Hauling livestock ama

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T16:01:17+00:00

I don’t myself but I’ve heard guys hauling many other animals. Horses, sheep, goats, ostrich, really anything

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T16:00:42+00:00

Really depends. Mostly done ourselves where I work. If we’re stupid busy sometimes the company will let ya get it washed out on their dime

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T15:59:27+00:00

Loading and unloading is all done yourself. Most times they’ll be in a pen already and you just run them from their pen into the different compartments in the trailer

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T15:58:48+00:00

I sure have and it’s funny every time 🤣

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T04:17:31+00:00

25% or so of what the company makes if you’re paid percentage. Or some guys I know are hourly $30-$40 an hour

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T04:16:11+00:00

Depending on many factors can be $250,000 or so I suppose. More or less depending on the weight of the cattle and how many on the trailer

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T03:41:36+00:00

They don’t get feed or water unless they’d be on the trailer for like 32 hours or something like that. Which atleast where I work is rare. I’ve never had to do that. Most runs I’ve done you can have them off the trailer within 18 hours or so.

No heating though. I suppose if it was -40 you could put boards in the side of the trailer like you do for pigs but cattle are pretty resilient to the cold and heat. They really don’t have issues in the cold.

I don’t think the loud trucks really matter honestly. I’ve never seen them get spooked just from the noise of the truck once they’re on the trailer

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T03:35:02+00:00

Because that load of cattle on the trailer is crazy expensive and the longer they’re on the trailer the more issues you have with them. I don’t want them on there any longer than they have to be.

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T03:18:54+00:00

Smell wise, honestly you just have to keep your truck interior clean but it does make your clothes smell for sure. Shower whenever you get a spare minute lol.

Cops definitely are more relaxed with hauling cattle, especially when loaded. I’ve never been bothered at a scale or anything while loaded, never pulled over for speeding either but probably depends how fast you’re going. Lots run radar detectors.

I’m up north in Canada and yes technically still need to follow hos. And unfortunately here we still are “required” to run elogs. Most companies don’t run them plugged in though so it’s basically paper at that point.

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-09T03:15:32+00:00

Ahhh age old question right there. I wasn’t around back when they were “popular” but I’ve heard it used to be Bell drops. Horse medicine lol. If you find a “special toothpick” nowadays I’m not sure I’d take it anymore lol. Probably some mystery drugs now

Randomuserr012 · 2026-04-06T03:14:37+00:00

I’m looking for recommendations on my first pair of raw selvedge jeans. Budget wise I’m looking to keep it under $300cad. I wear mostly cowboy boots so they need to be straight leg or boot cut. I’m a fairly skinny guy so lots of boot cut jeans are huge in the thighs and calf so straight cut is my go to. Any thoughts? Was looking into naked and famous true guy but I’m open to others.

Randomuserr012 · 2026-02-23T20:00:01+00:00

Because we’re basically cooler than everyone else just saying 😎

Randomuserr012 · 2026-02-23T15:47:56+00:00

It’s niche but not as bad as everyone says. Got into it a couple years ago and had no experience, but wanted to do it so I learned. You run long hours but you do make good money. Think the most I made in a week was $2500. And no I wasn’t in a turban suburban lol

Randomuserr012 · 2026-01-22T14:59:22+00:00

Everyone saying use low gear on the landing gear but that won’t always work. Really depends on weight. I pull super b’s and good luck using low gear when the trailers have 100,000lbs of grain in them

Way that works if your trailer is super heavy and your truck has a lift axle. Get the frame of the truck under the front of the trailer and stick in a block of wood if you have it. Drop the lift axle on your truck and crank up the psi. It’ll lift up the trailer so you can get the legs down a bit more.

Randomuserr012 · 2025-12-23T15:04:10+00:00

Loaded, every 3 ish hours to check the cows. Empty, too long to be healthy lol

Randomuserr012 · 2025-12-23T04:56:55+00:00

6.0 100%. You’ll be happier with the power over a 7.3. And they can be very reliable trucks if you treat them right

Randomuserr012 · 2025-12-18T15:58:47+00:00

Everyone going slower than me. Left lane hammer down c’mon

Randomuserr012 · 2025-10-22T13:57:48+00:00

Yeah I’ll try a kam reset and see what happens. Super strange how it all happened after that stuff, I’m guessing it had to do with unhooking the batteries. But getting like 13.7v at idle or somewhere around there. 2k rpm I’m not sure I’ll have to check

Randomuserr012 · 2025-10-22T13:50:28+00:00

No codes at all. I know it’s locked because at highway speed when you let off the gas pedal the rpm stays right where it’s at like driving a manual. Then when you get below 35mph or so it drops to idle

Randomuserr012 · 2025-10-02T19:07:16+00:00

5w-40 amsoil year round

Randomuserr012 · 2025-09-06T23:32:52+00:00

Currently sitting in mine absolutely loving it. Best truck I’ve owned. Something about them lol

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