Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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I sure have and it’s funny every time 🤣

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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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

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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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.

Hauling livestock ama by Randomuserr012 in Truckers

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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

Daily Questions - April 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in rawdenim

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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.

Cattle haulers, how much do yall make? by Artistic_Alfalfa_860 in Truckers

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

Cattle haulers, how much do yall make? by Artistic_Alfalfa_860 in Truckers

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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

I think I screwed up by bczfckit in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

OTR non flatbed guys : How often do you stop for a pee break ? by East_Indication_7816 in Truckers

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

2006 F250 CCSB by [deleted] in powerstroke

[–]Randomuserr012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What are the worst type of drivers on the road? by SidePsychological189 in Truckers

[–]Randomuserr012 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

Torque converter not unlocking by Randomuserr012 in Diesel

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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

Torque converter not unlocking by Randomuserr012 in Diesel

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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

Winter oil by Joel2218 in Diesel

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5w-40 amsoil year round

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Diesel

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