I remember those days when I was younger with the Montfort and Steiner with those brown yellow and white paint jobs on those freightliners I’d loved to be able to get together with you and interview you. I am a historian and a first person would be wonderful.
Yes it is important to get them livestock,to where they are going,the wind keeps them cool,letting them sit for hours and not moving them down the road stresses them,so moving is very crucial with cows all together,huddled in there they can over heat.
I remember getting laid off in construction hauling asphalt and working for a company hauling sweetheart loads to Denver going down i80 with 11 other trucks doing 90 miles hours now retired and sometimes I miss
Got behind a cattle hauler going east on 90 across Minnesota speed limit 70 i tucked in behind him at 80 he just kept on pulling ahead i back down to 76 i didn't want a ticket besides im from Wisconsin you know no police officer from Minnesota going to give a guy from Wisconsin a brake with rivalry between between GB packers and Minnesota viking lol
They don’t “need “to go faster than others. It’s part of the bull hawk culture to go just a little bit faster than everybody else like the T-shirts “load it like a boxcar drive it like a race car”
Cattle can only be in a trailer for 18 hours and then they have to be unloaded fed and watered. I’m not sure how long it is required to leave them out of the trailer before putting them back in.
The first one is the owner of Seale Livestock. There’s an interview with him on Y/T and he describes the truck and trailer. He bought it because of that coke beverage paint Scheme with the big swoosh. It has an air ride front axle and a big Cat of course for power. It’s a pretty long interview. Guys wicked smart on the mechanical sides of his trailers and trucks. Just a smart small businessman.
The boss contributes to the benevolent police officers Christmas fund in triplicate every year. Up in wyoming & montana. In ice & snow & wind. They block the dryvans or keep them slow, 99% of the ditch runners & lane blockers after jack knifing. Us stepdeck & flatbeders at our own discretion. The meat haulers. They let rip as fast as the want to go. They run fast empty to get the cows before they freeze waiting for pickup. Fun runs, 3-5 steps & flats will push it up to a semi safe speed. Blowing by the dryvans. Then the beef haulers will blow by us empty. Sliding all around. Occasionaly losing it & blockin lanes after jackknifing it. Fortunately there are tow trucks waiting for the call. Usually not to long to wait for the lane clear. Kinda like they done it before!
@@canadian_grower420 The cattle haulers seem to have no speed limit. I am sure the big ranches donate a lot. The cops seem to give Stepdeck & flatbed a bit more leeway than to the dryvans & refers. Most of the truck accidents are dry van & refers. Due to the high winds. So they slow them down. 80+ mph gusts are common. Add in the rain, snow, and ice in the winter. Recipe for disaster. Usually company drivers on a schedule & not knowing any better.
@@canadian_grower420 An old truck driver out of Iowa father of a friend of mine. Back in around 1985 ish. Gave me the three top rules of driving a truck & backing a trailer. His son & I were team driving for him & uncles when they wanted to spend some time in the tavern. 1. Slow 2. Slow 3. Slow
They probably break off the brake peddle. They only stop for fuel or when theyre empty. The real super truckers. Glad for them. I love beef and pork. Everyone else is hauling luxuries, like pants.
Cops get bullshitted on and pissed on The cattle will also kick shit on you as you walk by the trailer. Who wants to do brake inspection under a cattle truck. Pluss drive fast cause of the stink
@@canadian_grower420In case things go south, you do not want to be the one small vehicle surrounded by fast-moving big rigs. Here in Wisconsin, we mostly have oil/milk tankers. During daylight, they tend to be chill. But sunset to overnight, they are always gunning it.
@@canadian_grower420 They are either under construction (good thing?) or just beat up and full of car eating pot holes. You can tell a local driver because they switch lanes all the time because they know where the back breakers are.
So many truck crashes now days because of all the worthless steering wheel holders they are pushing thru schools you dont see alot of hoods like this in wrecks. Triple digit trucks and the people who drive them are a different breed
