I wish I could do this passion no elds paper logs the good days love the truck! I am leasing a truck to be my own one day and stepped foot into the owner world awesome videos! I watch them every day to motivate myself
most places load and unload you most times when you see drivers loading animals is because theyre the farmer or an employee of the farm or its a driver thats paticular about how he gets loaded or if its their trailer and they dont want every tom dick and harry in there. ive worked loading and unloading trucks with livestock i was more experienced working 12 hours five days a week so i know how to move animals better than someone that only ever handles animals when loading and unloading not to mention the animals have to be sorted, documented, and penned accordingly i wouldnt want someone that doesnt even know the layout of the barn to mess with the fast paced system we all knew in the barn but also mainly with cattle there is risk of getting hurt ill never forget the sight of horns from a bull stabbed through the holes of the trailer pinning the driver against the wall inside luckily the way the horns were shaped prevented him from getting crushed i also remember getting that bull out of the trailer myself and cursing the guy out for riling up the bull unnecessarily and as for cleaning you saw it at the start shovel the wood chips out and then spray it out with a pressure washer or bring it to a washout service dont be intimidated by the story its not a normal thing on the job and pigs are safer in that regard but if you dont know how to do it ask for help the people wherever youre dropping them off or loading them up can give some good info and watch them with the animals take the chance to move them yourself and you should be fine
My dream semi has always been like green and jet black funny thing is is I type in cattle trucking 2nd video I see is this one with a lime green and jet black truck exactly how I want mine to be y’all already know I had to watch this video
Thanks buddy congratulations you will love it it’s not for everyone but it’s definitely a fun job and you get to see the country and you don’t have bosses looking over your shoulder 24 seven lol
If you get into cattle hauling right after school I will be impressed I been doing this job otr reefers and vans for seven years I would do anything to be able to learn this tradd ugh 😩 very beautiful truck dude I would trest it better than my wife don't have lmao 🤣😂
A recommendation, I watch the video for the part you remove. I would like to see you making contact with receiving and just bits of the process like you backing into the bay. You mentioned it being a bit hectic, that would’ve made great content. I love to see the different locations and challenges faced by our truckers. Thank you for your work!!
We use to have to wash out every load. We hauled 300 to 400 lb calves so that why we washed out each load that was at least 1000 miles loaded. To wash out there are places that wash out live stock trailers. They get in there with high pressure water hose an when threw its very clean
Never thought I would ever see the day when a cowhauler would drive with shorts and flip-flops!!! Damn sure ain't trucking like it was back in my days off rocking them gogo girls!
I usually stop every few hours to check them first we try to get them up by hollering at them sometimes we have to shoe the other cows out of the way to give them room to get up if that doesn’t work then we gotta give them a little zap with the prod it’s not good for them to lay down they become a tripping hazard and could get hurt unless you don’t have as many on as long as there feet are underneath of them then sometimes it’s ok to leave them laying down
One of the stinkiest jobs on earth! I remember my first trip with my brother in law to the slaughter house. He got out walked to the rear to slide up the trailer door. I walked way wide to the rear because cattle were pissing outside the trailer.
Oh I know bro lol really hard to keep it clean i’ve been taking it to the truck wash every week I don’t really have time for washing much these days haha Buddy I love it definitely way different than anything I’ve ever done I wish I did this a lot sooner in every way it’s way better
Hey! Thanks for the video! Im on Vancouver Island and im looking to get into livestock hauling in canada. Any recommendations on company's i should approach to get into it and learn it? Always been a dream for me as well!
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 not bad, I'm off the road now, Dr's orders, and looking into going back to school for supply chain management, but if worse comes to worse, probably back out on the road again
Whatever happened to the cabinet's law where the Canadians could bring one load down then pick one load up and go home did I misunderstood when he said loaded part at the sale barn and then he was loading his 2 pick in Ottawa Kansas
hey buddy, you must have misunderstood I only run Canada right now. I was in Ottawa Ontario Canada not down in Kansas. But yes you can run one load into the US and one load back. Thanks for watching buddy!
I love how that side box on the trailer is setup how did you do that if you don’t mind me askin and does it effect space on the inside of the trailer at all?
hey buddy, the side box is awesome to have. it's honestly just the way the trailer was designed. it's the board box that holds the winter boards and it effects the space by about 1 cow, which is okay because we mostly haul pigs.
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 I was wondering cause the board box Imma use is going to be between the spread axle but I’d like a spot to keep my shit kickers and overalls if you know what I mean
@@bobnelson1428 My dad is a Norris but my mom is Sumsion. You probably know who my papa was, he was a local country singer around here/ truck driver, Terry Sumsion. Jack Sumsion was my great grandpa and David sumsion was his brother from Harley.
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 yes I knew Terry quite well because of his trucking and singing, I have a son who lives in Canning and daughter in Paris. My former in-laws were owners of Paris Construction. Enjoy your videos like I said I drove for Knills in Paris and others for 46 yrs.
I guess i just have good genes, playing sports and working out on and off. Whenever I'm not in the truck I'm pretty active. And the truck is a work in progress I work quiet hard for what I have, a lot of 70 plus hour weeks, my work never really stops as there's always stuff to do on the weekends. Thanks for watching buddy!
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 Im hoping to start truckin this winter, Im halfway thro getting my class1 in Saskatchewan here. You got yourself one more sub, keep up the hard work this country needs more truckers like you on the road.
@@texner3540 thanks buddy i do my best hopefully it works out for you, you will def like it it's a lifestyle but a fun one! you've gotta make the most out of it, you get to travel the country and get paid to do it!
Thanks buddy! It can be if your fresh into the industry, I'm not sure how it works in the US but I know in Canada here a lot of companies want 3 years of varifiable experience as a commercial driver. It's def not easy work theres a lot of sleepless days and nights esp when all you haul is Cattle. I would recommend getting a job doing flatbed or something for the experience and then follow your dreams buddy!
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 awesome advice, i oddly find local reefer or flatbed commercial companies that dont otr are some of the best experience too. You get a lot of inner cityish turn practice, and it helps you get a real sense of space, which is nice when you want to extend the heck out of your rig for cattle haulin
hey buddy sorry for the late response i couldn't see it because youtube held it for reveiw! it all depends on the weight of the cattle, i have been hauling anywhere from 65-72 head.
How much can i expect to make doing this? I have all paperwork but. How much money do I need to start and do this on my own or is anyone leasing. Info would help 🙏
How do they truck cattle or livestock from out west to Ontario or out east cause animals can only be on truck for certain time period I think so how do they make that work
your totally right, every animals has a time span that they can stay on the truck for before allowing them to feed, water and rest. although a lot of them sleep well in travel. through western Canada to Ontario and to the east coast there are Water and Feed barns they call them and we have to make it to those barns in a certain time frame for them to Feed and Water and they have to be off the trailer for a certain period of time for the animal to have rest. A lot of people don't realise how well taken care of the animals are in transit from farm to farm,a lot of drivers can get in trouble if we don't follow the rules and regulations that are set for us for the safety of the animals.
it all depends where you live, i know in ontario canada a lot of companies want you to have 3 years driving experience and i know you have to show 3 years of commercial driving experience for insurance purposes. there are some companies that would take you but it would all depend where you are from. a lot of people want to get into this for the money but don't be in it just for the money you have to have a passion and a love for it. it takes a different type of breed to do livestock. if your somebody that likes to sleep for 8-10 hours a day it wouldn't be a good fit but it is worth a try. keep working towards it your still new in the industry and you can do anything you put your mind to!
@@CanadianSouthpaw02 I appreciate the response man. I'm from and live in Texas but I just don't know where to look funny enough. One of the main reasons I want to get into cattle hauling is because I want to learn how to manage cattle. I'm going to have a ranch one day with many animals and I think it's a perfect way for me to lean more about these animals. I know yall are eld exempt but it 7 hrs ok to sleep? Haha