Yes, thanks for the memories! I used to do this back in the 70s, based out of Roosevelt, Utah. Worked for a man named Byrell Lamb, he had a couple of bright orange Peterbilts. He also had crude oil tankers, so when cows weren’t busy we’d haul crude oil to the refineries in SaltLake City, Sinclair, Wyoming, Fruita,Colorado and Ciniza, New Mexico. When we hauled cows, we worked with Uintah Cattle Company a lot.
@@woodfordreserve6673 wow! Sounds like y'all stayed busy for sure! Diversity is the key in this game, can't always count on the same thing! Thank you for visiting the channel, just getting started!
I used to love hauling cattle. Had a 73 Pete with a 5&4 in her with overdrive. When you got booth sticks pushed up to the dash. She was running about 93 mph loaded. We really cranked on it from about midnight till the sun went to warming up the sky.
Wife brought our Daughter to the truck one day to give me something. She asked me if I was gonna hurt the Moo cows. I says no Princess. I felt guilty about that for days. Good vid Driver.
All through the Eighty's I was a Fla Bull Hauller. South Fla to CA , AZ , NM , TX , CO , WY. FL Bull Haulers were the Best Of The Best back in the day. FAST TRUCKS , FAST WOMEN AND OF CORSE FAST DRUGS. I ran 250000 Miles a year with NO CO Driver's. Just my girl fried sitting in the passenger seat naked. Wouldn't of missed it for the world. They Called me Left Lane.
10 years was enough. Most of the Guys I knew back then are gone now. I had to get away from the 125 hour work day's. I hauled for Macdonell Livestock out of Clermont. FL and Baily Cattle out of Ocala, FL. Most of us ran 5500 to 6000 miles a week back in those days 78 KW 12V 71 Twin turbo 700 HP. DETROIT It would turn 2450 in high gear Loaded with Cows. 6X4 TRANS 355 REARS ON TALL 24.5 RUBBER. One fast Super Strong Truck. Only seen one or two trucks that would run with my old truck
@@stevemeade6588 Wow, sounds like one heck of truck! "Ashes to Ashes dust to dust, without cattle haulers the left lane would rust!" Yeah those kind of hours and miles will take a toll on you. I know a few guys that did that and the old body paying for it now! God speed brother!
Could have called this episode: THE TRAIL DRIVE. Born in Reagan, Tx and still living in Falls county. Great video sir. It was a good trip, no dead or crippled AND You didn't get hurt. City folk don't realize how dangerous working nervous cattle in close spaces can be. Keep em coming G5.
I ran Bull wagons for many years about 25 years ago.... KW W900L with a 550 Cat and an 18 speed.... I remember being parked right there in Canadian, Texas many times on my way north to Kansas.... Only think I don't miss is the No sleep 💤😴 for days....
Heck yeah, W900L with that set up, heck of a truck! Nice looking trucks also! I'm heading to Kansas next week and will be running through Canadian again, I've seen pictures in the last few days and it looks pretty burnt up from the wild fires, I'll try to get some drone footage of the area and post up when I get back. The no sleep deal can wear on ya for sure! Thanks for your time in the saddle!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures Keep those girls a moving down the line hammer 🔨 down... Stay safe and we'll look forward to the drone footage... Very sorry to hear of what happened in the Texas Panhandle... Beautiful Cattle Country for sure... And you're very welcome , glad we still have good men out there to take the saddle over from us... God Bless Bull 🐂 Brother 💯💪
Been following you for 4 years and you inspired me to go into trucking. So glad to see your recent video and hope you continue to share happiness by the mile..
Great video. Gives us here in the Bronx NY a chance to see things that never happen in New York. I'll subscribe and I'm going to tell the brothers about the channel, they need to see this. None of this happens on the east coast. We only see these scenes in movies. Much appreciated pardna! Don"t you get me hooked on these videos and you stop making them. Keep them coming it takes awhile for the channel to grow but, it will. Stick with it. Safe travels and God Bless 🙏.
Love your comment, I'll try not to let you down, I'm planning on keeping the videos coming, I guess we take for granted the life we have and don't realize our brothers and sisters in other parts of the country may not get to have the same experiences! I appreciate you and spreading the word about my channel! I hope you have a blessed day!
Good and nice Video. I am a retired Cattle Hauler from Germany. I am working over 25 Years in this business. In this Time i go with Cattle to Turkey Iran and Irak and Russia. It was a hard job but once a Cattle Hauler always a Cattle Hauler. Keep on going my friend
Dad trucked out of OKC and I also grew up hauling cattle in the 50s Trucks lined up for 2 miles waiting to unload at the stock yards when it was the largest stocker- feeder market in the world. Good old days.
I've done that a few times in my life when i was a kid. It takes time and is a little bit of dangerous, but it's so satisfying and calming that it's worth the hard work.
I pulled a reefer most of my career I think I missed my calling of 42 years. Should have hauled beef on the hoof, not in a box. Thank you for a great video. I subscribed after watching this one video. I knew where you were before you put it upon screen 90%of the time. I know the rest area by 6666. Thank you the history on that place
Awesome, thanks for the comments and subscribing to my channel, loading in the morning and headed to Lamar, CO,but I hear there is wild fires all over the Texas panhandle, just hope I can get through the area with no issues!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures . Ride safe driver. I have been watching that fire on the news. I buddy loaded at Budwiser in Ft Collins for Lubbock today. You 2 will pass on the trail
Thank you! I made it back home early this morning without any issues, but from what I heard it's really bad up there, I was just to the west of the fires when I went through that area, could definitely smell the smoke!
Thank you! I'm glad I could give you some insight on what we do, I have people from time to time approach me at truck stops asking how we get all those cattle in there, it's a fun job!
It didnt matter , long as I was rollin! Lol , until the wife asked why I only had a ten cent for running mile average. I had to stop rollin so much unless loaded.
Nice informative video very interesting through and through...watching the cattle being loaded and unloaded brought a memory I have riding along with my Step Dad from Oklahoma City stockyards down to Amarillo Tx when I was about 24yrs old, I'm now 62. I was visiting Mom And Harley from Tampa Bay Florida USA🇺🇸 it was an experience I shall always remember. Thanks for sharing this video. I really like the wildwest style of music playing in the background. The trailer wash was beautiful concidering how much B/S there had to have.been.
Thank you for the wonderful comments, I'm glad I could bring back some old memories for you, I have fond memories of riding with my grandpa, he drove a milk tanker and picked up milk from dairy farms. And yes there was a bunch of BS in that trailer before it was washed out!😁
@@G5OutdoorAdventures are you being affected by the wildfires rolling through Texas now. I saw those poor cows running down.a road to escape those hot flames. News said some were burned and there hides were burnt while they were running. I hope your families are okay out there. God bless your rancher friends n families.🛐
Yes, I've heard it's real bad, I just got home from taking a load to Colorado and drove just West of that area on my way, I didn't see any fires but could definitely smell the smoke! It's complete devastation from what I've heard! They need prayers and rain, it snowed there yesterday morning but wasn't enough to put out the fires.
Great video. Those US cattle trailers look complicated, check out European livestock trailers like Pezzaoli and Montchiari. On board water drinkers, ventilation fans, lifting floors.
Ingeniously designed trailer. Almost need road map to negotiate all the gates. As a former rancher we use to ship a lot of cattle but first time to see inside of a cattle trailer. Of course back then the trailers were just plain basic open area. Like the compartments bet thats lots better for the animals also. Great video Smooth operation - both truck & video. Keep on truckin.. BTW great voice as comentator.
Yes, the trailers are really set up nice for hauling, it's all about numbers, head counts, weights, and how much you can put where, I started out hauling sale barn cattle and it can get real interesting figuring out where to put cattle, especially when you have to pick up several barns in one load and keep the barns separate! Thank you for the positive feedback, I'm new to making videos and I'm glad you liked it!
I think the trip was 1000 miles. I know live stock haulers don’t stop much and are exempt from e logs but when you you guys get rest if any??? Much respect for what you guys do!
We put in some long hours for sure, but I manage to get some rest, when cattle are moving we usually run a load every other day, so usually we get some decent sleep between runs.
Thanks, it's definitely not for everyone, we all have our talents or jobs to do, it's what makes everything even out, makes the world go round so to say, but there is just something about getting behind that steering wheel, hearing that big diesel motor and listening to the turbo sing, just gives you a feeling, gets in your blood! Both my grandpa's drove big trucks and they always got us grandkids excited when we got to ride with them!
I used to haul cattle, but it became harder and harder for me taking them to the kill factories. It started really upsetting and wearing on me. It’s the dark side of this industry for sure.
Just hooked up to your channel sir enjoyable content I must say I am old disabled retired trucker that just can’t do it anymore back and shoulders are both shot and watching UA-cam and the trucker on here is about the only thing that keeps me going lol 😂 well stay safe out there and gods speed we’ll catch ya on the next video
Thank you for watching, I just got back from a trip to Colorado, I'll be posting another video soon, thank you for your years of trucking, it can take it's toll on your body for sure!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures thank you for the kind words I like your channel no politics no lies no stories just the plain truth that’s what makes it awesome job good clean content and keeping it interesting can’t wait till the next one have a great weekend
Your welcome! I'm glad you like it! I took a little time off this weekend and went fishing with my wife, back in the truck tomorrow, I have 2 loads to the Texas Panhandle this week, hopefully I'll be able to get another trucking video up next weekend! Take care!
First time viewer, Really enjoyed Ya vid, Thank Ya Sir ,!! Retired about a year ago drove off & on since 98 , kinda miss some of it , never hauled any cattle , although occasionally i'd unload around San Antonio, and reload in Devine Texas , cow manure , i'd always say mine was load of BS !! Keep up The Good Work !! Keep on Truckin Take Care ..God Bless
Thanks for taking a look, working on another video now. We all got to haul some part, whether its the live beef, beef in a box, or what the beef left behind! God bless you!
Some reason this video popped up on my 70" screen. I had just watched that dope Grumpy Farmer. Okay video. I live near Fort Worth. Isn't it amazing you kinda followed the old cattle drivers trails.
My buddy runs their lot In sublet about 20 minutes north of there. Wish I could make a run up there sometime. Also, I’m from clay county so the jolly area is my stomping grounds.
Fine looking rig. Interesting to see the gates and ramps inside the trailer. What was your tare and gross weights? This is a great video for is retired truckers to get memories of the job that is in our blood. Nice job with the cattle and the camera.
I've got a video loading right now showing the gates and how they work from a different camera angle, check it out once it finishes loading Titled Miles and Miles of Texas - Hauling Heifers, and as far as weights go, we kinda keep that under our hats, the shippers tend to put as much on us as they can! 😜 thanks for the comments, I appreciate it!
Before I say my two cents... I am a beef lover. They're cute, they're alive, but they're also a valuable, reliable food source. I have no problems with raising cattle for slaughter; however, the loading of the cattle really added some weight of what it would be like to be rushed into a big, scary metal box only to stand uncomfortably for eight plus hours with no idea what or where you're going. Necessary, absolutely, but still felt a bit heavy to me. Kudos to you for doing the job.
Thanks for watching and I can understand what you are saying. Cattle are a herd animal and like to be together, so once they are together they typically calm down and ride pretty easy. They also don't think like a human and so reasoning or wondering where they are going, I'm not sure they think like that but who really knows, cattle like other animals that were put on earth for consumption usually only care about eating, drinking, and multiplying, I don't think they think too much about what may happen tomorrow if ya know what I mean, but I do try to have as much respect for the animal as possible and give them the best ride I can from point A to B!
Been a trucker for 18 months... local. I was thinking of doing cattle hauling for JBS but my colleagues said it's too dangerous and complicated for a city driver..
It can definitely be dangerous, loading and unloading cattle has it challenges, some cattle just want to hurt you on purpose, others can hurt you on accident. Then hauling moving cargo has it's own challenges as well, it's almost like hauling liquid, someone pulls out in front of you or does a brake check all the cattle surge forward and its hard to stop. Hauling cattle is not for everyone, not saying you couldn't do it, but I would try and find a local guy you could do a few loads with and see how you like it first before jumping off in it.
Having traveled from the Milwaukee, WI area to El Paso many many times over the last few years I have seen so many cattle haulers with the lighted trailers. Is there a different weight limit you can haul with livestock versus the typical 80k lbs. for tractor trailer operators? The feed lots outside of Dalhart, Texas are pretty damn impressive. That smell........ the smell of MONEY.
"The smell of money" love it! Yes, there are some serious feedlots out there! Legal weight limits are the same, 80k, at least in Texas and most of the states I haul in, you can get overweight permits that will go up to 84k, but in Texas those permits are only good for some roads, no interstate driving, so you are still limited. I will tell ya this, to haul cattle you got to be a little bit outlaw!😁
I farm east of Dalhart around Dumas. The manure out of Cactus is great for my farm. The Paunch from JBS smells like more than money! I have used thousand of tons of manure out of Dumas and Cactus each year for the last 50 years. What a blessing to improve the land.
I hear ya, my cargo walk on and walk off, but at the same time my cargo tries to hurt you real bad sometimes 😁 and when someone pulls out in front of ya or trys to brake check you, that same cargo surges forward like hauling unbaffled liquid, but still love doing it!
Used to haul them from Tennessee to Nebraska with a 89or 90 Kw with the 3408 it was one of the last kw with the dig cat's use to have one hell of a time 10/4😅
Good old US83 we travel that way a couple of times a year how far is kismet from sublet next time you go by Bryan’s corner watch out for the troopers they like to hide at the post office just on the other side of Bryan’s corner. How come that store is not 24/7
The feedlot is about 20 minutes from Liberal. Yeah the DOT likes to hang out in Bryan's Corner from time to time and I wish the store was open all night, I'm always getting back there late, after hours!
Good old "Dr. Bells " it's a horse hop ( speed ) . Soak toothpicks in it for couple hours . 4 of them get you from "Wrinkle city" ( Jacksonville FL) to "Shakey "( L.A. CA) .
Thank you! I mostly haul cattle, I have hauled grain and fertilizer before when cattle hauling was slow, I have bought some other trailers to fix up for mainly personal use, hauling hay and road base etc.
39 years in big truck now retired only think I didn’t haul was cattle. Kinda scary with a CDL. You can’t run up those speeding tickets and other violations like the old days. Days of the Go-fast toothpicks and 3 log books are over sadly.
Thanks for your years behind the wheel! Hauling cattle is definitely different than most of the other trucking jobs and a lot different than it used to be! The buyers can sure run ya ragged at times and get as much out of each load as possible! There is still things that need to be changed, but I still love what I do! Have a blessed Easter Sunday!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! There are some places that are harder to get to than others, but Google maps has most feed lots on them and if not you can call and get directions, same with loading, the contact I have for loading always sends a pin drop for the GPS on the location where we are loading if we haven't loaded there before.
also, awesome to hear from Canada, that's cool, I'm hoping to make the road trip to Alaska in the next couple years and travel the Alcan HWY, I hear it's beautiful!
First time watching your channel and it’s good to see true respect you guys have for each others. I must say you all are amazing what you do and I just don’t see this kind of respect from others trucker’s out there. Anyway I am in hopes of getting into hauling cattle. I believe I can handle this kind of stuff I waa rase around horses and had to clean up after them everyday among other things anyway you have any information you could share I would deeply appreciate it. Thank you and continue being safe out there. God blessings to all of you.
Thanks for stopping by and watching, I run with a good bunch of guys, we help each other out when we can, most of the guys that haul cattle I know are good people, can't say that about all aspects of the trucking community, I guess we are just a different group so to say, thank you for the nice comments. I've had a few people ask about getting into the business, I was in communications for 25 years before I started this. I got laid off from a company after I had been with them for nearly 20 years, the market had changed drastically and they had sold off most of our customer base, so I saw it coming and got prepared. I went to church with a guy that was already in the business, I went and road with him to make sure I liked it, 9 months before I got laid off I bought my 1st truck, 5 months later I bought my 1st cattle trailer and started hauling sale barn cattle at night, my buddy introduced me to a big cattle buyer in our area. I was still working my day job as well and did that for four and a half months before I got laid off so by that time I had established myself and had my trucking business running steady and had bought a 2nd truck so I would always have one ready to roll. Times were different then compared to now, it's costs a fortune to get started now days, the trucks, even for a used one, are way more expensive, the trailers, the insurance is sky high, completely ridiculous even with a clean record and no claims, a lot of paperwork and if you run out of state you are guaranteed to get an audit within the first 18 months, everyone does. If I wasn't already in the business I would think long and hard before I would get into it and really run the numbers, there is a ton of expense in this business and a lot of sleepless nights. I'm not trying to be negative just trying to be honest about it. I hope this helps, God bless you as well!
@@ThatCloneSvt take a 600 mile run, that will pay $3120.00 gross, then you have to deduct fuel and if you don't have a back haul you have to figure fuel for about 1300 to 1400 miles depending on how far you had to drive to go get the cattle and how far you have to drive to get back home or to your next load and most of these trucks only get 4 to 5 miles a gallon, some less, so shave $1000 to $1200 off that gross pay, then you have to factor in commercial insurance which is really expensive, cargo insurance for the cattle, tires, oil changes, break downs etc, I love it, but it's a tough business to be in and I want to be honest, it can bank rupt you before you really get started if you run into some misfortunes with your equipment or can't get hooked up with an outfit that will keep you loaded. Hope this helps, if you have anymore questions just ask and I'll answer them best I can!
I hauled my calves to the sale every year in a 28' stock trailer.. I finally wised up and hired a truck, they hauled them in one load.. i can't haul them cheap as they do
I don't know, I'd haul a couple of loads a weekend till I got them gone.. Fuel ,tires, time was eating on me.. I could hire a truck for $700.00. Worth every dime@@G5OutdoorAdventures
There are a couple answers to this question, the most head count I've ever hauled is 130,they were calves, so I didn't break any weight records, the most most weight I've ever hauled was over 59,000 lbs, I don't remember how many head I had on, but that was pretty dang heavy!
Thanks for responding, I was just wondering, I know you can haul a lot of them on a semi trailer, I’m from North Carolina and we have some cows and calves on our farm here, thanks for the video!!!
Thank you for watching! It just all depends on the weight of the cattle on how many head you can haul, you just don't want too many that wouldn't let one get up if it decided to lay down for a rest!
Depending on how much "stuff" is in the trailer and how long it takes them to wash it out it's usually between $90 and $120, but one time I had to wait overnight and everything froze in the trailer and it cost $250!!!
it's a 96 Pete Model 378, I bought it from the son of the original owner back in 2018, it's got almost 2 million miles on it now, motor was swapped out with a crate motor at around 1 million miles, dang good truck! It has a CAT 5EK motor an I swapped out the 10 speed transmission to an 18 speed a few years ago and it has 370 gears in the rear ends.
Just wondering something with my encounters with cattle haulers, I'm a trucker and constantly get my doors blown off even at 70...why do they go so fast?? Some don't even give a courtesy wave...
That's a good question, I don't understand it myself, I try to stay at a good constant speed, most of the time just shy of the speed limit and keep the left door shut and I end up at the other end within minutes of the hammer down guys and sometimes get their before them and I'm always passing the fuel stops when they are pulling in and their asking me how I get so much better fuel mileage lol
The unloading was do it yourself, but once I got the cattle penned, they have a night man that pushed them out of the pen, counted them, and then weighed, after I pulled my truck off of the shoot I had to walk around to the scale house and get my paperwork signed, I just didn't video all of that. But, I have been to a couple places where you did everything, but not very often.
Everyone ask why I don’t go back to hauling cattle. My truck has to much torque would sit the girls on their but and get nose bleeds when I slide her in the big hole. Meow
Yes, they give us a little break on the logs when you haul livestock, paper logs and an extra 150 air mile radius before we have to start logging drive time hours
@@G5OutdoorAdventures that's really cool I hauled livestock in 90s to about 05.. cold cows and feeders when in season and a few hogs ... I enjoyed it but Gota have sleep these days . I don't see how any driver can make money on them E.L.D.s.. you wat I saying .. good video and nice truck
YOUs rich with that big rig. I like beef except when riding behind a stinky rig. What's YOUs do with all that poop? YOUs treat them cattle like they do them Army boys, like always movin em in the dark. Texas must be a big place.
Rich? No, not even close, lol, trucking is expensive, takes a lot of $$$ to keep them big trucks rolling and a LOT of fuel! and yes it's stinky! I get the trailer washed out about after 2 to 4 loads depending how bad it is, there are several wash outs I visit depending on where I drop the cattle, I'm not sure what they do with the poop, maybe sell it for fertilizer? and Yes Texas is a big place!
I used to haul cattle but it started becoming extremely difficult for me dropping them off at kill factories. I guess that the dark side of the industry for sure.
@@G5OutdoorAdventures especially when they’re fighting to stay in the trailer. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten into it with slaughterhouse workers for treating the animals like shit.
That’s why half the people you see hauling kill cows look like serial killers and are very unfriendly individuals. They don’t like animals and they don’t like people.
It may be easy compared to some other dangerous jobs, but the long hours and dealing with some cattle are not so easy, especially the ones that want to hurt you, you always got to be on the lookout, you can get hurt bad!
I used to do this 50 years ago, based out of El Paso. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
Awesome, that's back when there were more real truckers on the road, thanks for help pave the way for the rest of us, much respect!
Keep her between the ditches!@@G5OutdoorAdventures
Will do!
Yes, thanks for the memories! I used to do this back in the 70s, based out of Roosevelt, Utah. Worked for a man named Byrell Lamb, he had a couple of bright orange Peterbilts. He also had crude oil tankers, so when cows weren’t busy we’d haul crude oil to the refineries in SaltLake City, Sinclair, Wyoming, Fruita,Colorado and Ciniza, New Mexico. When we hauled cows, we worked with Uintah Cattle Company a lot.
@@woodfordreserve6673 wow! Sounds like y'all stayed busy for sure! Diversity is the key in this game, can't always count on the same thing! Thank you for visiting the channel, just getting started!
Thanks 4 the ride homebound folks can see the world
Thank you for watching!
I used to love hauling cattle. Had a 73 Pete with a 5&4 in her with overdrive. When you got booth sticks pushed up to the dash. She was running about 93 mph loaded. We really cranked on it from about midnight till the sun went to warming up the sky.
Heck yeah! My cousin has a couple trucks with a 5&4, they will roll!
I never hauled cattle but I pulled flatbed and reefer for many years. This brings back many memories. Bull haulers know all the best back roads. lol
Awesome, glad I could bring back some memories for ya! The back roads are the place to be, dang the DOT! lol
Wife brought our Daughter to the truck one day to give me something. She asked me if I was gonna hurt the Moo cows. I says no Princess. I felt guilty about that for days. Good vid Driver.
Thank you for watching!
Call that truck. "Last ride"
So basically u lied to your child, just like Santa Claus 😂
You brought back some memories of growing up in a cattle truck in the 1950’s and 60”s thank you.. stay safe out there 🙏
Awesome, your welcome and thank you for watching!
All through the Eighty's I was a Fla Bull Hauller. South Fla to CA , AZ , NM , TX , CO , WY. FL Bull Haulers were the Best Of The Best back in the day. FAST TRUCKS , FAST WOMEN AND OF CORSE FAST DRUGS. I ran 250000 Miles a year with NO CO Driver's. Just my girl fried sitting in the passenger seat naked. Wouldn't of missed it for the world. They Called me Left Lane.
Dang it! Can't keep that kind of pace up forever! That will make a old man out of ya quick! Not many people can do those kind of runs!
10 years was enough. Most of the Guys I knew back then are gone now. I had to get away from the 125 hour work day's. I hauled for Macdonell Livestock out of Clermont. FL and Baily Cattle out of Ocala, FL. Most of us ran 5500 to 6000 miles a week back in those days 78 KW 12V 71 Twin turbo 700 HP. DETROIT It would turn 2450 in high gear Loaded with Cows. 6X4 TRANS 355 REARS ON TALL 24.5 RUBBER. One fast Super Strong Truck. Only seen one or two trucks that would run with my old truck
@@stevemeade6588 Wow, sounds like one heck of truck! "Ashes to Ashes dust to dust, without cattle haulers the left lane would rust!" Yeah those kind of hours and miles will take a toll on you. I know a few guys that did that and the old body paying for it now! God speed brother!
Could have called this episode: THE TRAIL DRIVE. Born in Reagan, Tx and still living in Falls county. Great video sir. It was a good trip, no dead or crippled AND You didn't get hurt. City folk don't realize how dangerous working nervous cattle in close spaces can be. Keep em coming G5.
Thank you! Yes it can a very dangerous job, working with cattle and hauling them, always got to be on the lookout for other drivers for sure!
I ran Bull wagons for many years about 25 years ago.... KW W900L with a 550 Cat and an 18 speed.... I remember being parked right there in Canadian, Texas many times on my way north to Kansas.... Only think I don't miss is the No sleep 💤😴 for days....
Heck yeah, W900L with that set up, heck of a truck! Nice looking trucks also! I'm heading to Kansas next week and will be running through Canadian again, I've seen pictures in the last few days and it looks pretty burnt up from the wild fires, I'll try to get some drone footage of the area and post up when I get back. The no sleep deal can wear on ya for sure! Thanks for your time in the saddle!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures Keep those girls a moving down the line hammer 🔨 down... Stay safe and we'll look forward to the drone footage... Very sorry to hear of what happened in the Texas Panhandle... Beautiful Cattle Country for sure... And you're very welcome , glad we still have good men out there to take the saddle over from us... God Bless Bull 🐂 Brother 💯💪
Just one of thousands of bull wagons moving beef every day in the Texas Panhandle area. Good Job!
Thank you!
Been following you for 4 years and you inspired me to go into trucking. So glad to see your recent video and hope you continue to share happiness by the mile..
That's awesome! Wish you the best of luck! I'll try to keep putting videos out there!
Great video. Gives us here in the Bronx NY a chance to see things that never happen in New York. I'll subscribe and I'm going to tell the brothers about the channel, they need to see this. None of this happens on the east coast. We only see these scenes in movies. Much appreciated pardna! Don"t you get me hooked on these videos and you stop making them. Keep them coming it takes awhile for the channel to grow but, it will. Stick with it. Safe travels and God Bless 🙏.
Love your comment, I'll try not to let you down, I'm planning on keeping the videos coming, I guess we take for granted the life we have and don't realize our brothers and sisters in other parts of the country may not get to have the same experiences! I appreciate you and spreading the word about my channel! I hope you have a blessed day!
Good and nice Video. I am a retired Cattle Hauler from Germany. I am working over 25 Years in this business. In this Time i go with Cattle to Turkey Iran and Irak and Russia. It was a hard job but once a Cattle Hauler always a Cattle Hauler. Keep on going my friend
Thank you for the comment, that's awesome to hear from you, 25 years, Wow! Much respect for you, enjoy your retirement!
Dad trucked out of OKC and I also grew up hauling cattle in the 50s Trucks lined up for 2 miles waiting to unload at the stock yards when it was the largest stocker- feeder market in the world. Good old days.
Wow! that would have been a sight to see!
There's something curiously attractive about loading, unloading and hauling cattle. Strange, I know. Subbed.
I've done that a few times in my life when i was a kid. It takes time and is a little bit of dangerous, but it's so satisfying and calming that it's worth the hard work.
Yes, it gets in your blood! Thank you!
Yes, it can be dangerous! Especially sale barn cattle, you never know what you are going to get, some of them just want to mow you down!
I pulled a reefer most of my career
I think I missed my calling of 42 years.
Should have hauled beef on the hoof, not in a box. Thank you for a great video. I subscribed after watching this one video.
I knew where you were before you put it upon screen 90%of the time.
I know the rest area by 6666. Thank you the history on that place
Awesome, thanks for the comments and subscribing to my channel, loading in the morning and headed to Lamar, CO,but I hear there is wild fires all over the Texas panhandle, just hope I can get through the area with no issues!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures . Ride safe driver. I have been watching that fire on the news. I buddy loaded at Budwiser in Ft Collins for Lubbock today. You 2 will pass on the trail
Thank you! I made it back home early this morning without any issues, but from what I heard it's really bad up there, I was just to the west of the fires when I went through that area, could definitely smell the smoke!
I'm glad I found your channel. Please continue the wonderful work you are doing. Also, I hope to see more videos like this in the future
Thank you for the compliment, I appreciate it!
Thanks for the great video.
I always wondered how cattle was picked up and delivered along with how those cattle trailers worked. 👍
Thank you! I'm glad I could give you some insight on what we do, I have people from time to time approach me at truck stops asking how we get all those cattle in there, it's a fun job!
It’s just like a damn bull hauler. Don’t know if he’s coming or going.😂😂😂😂😂
What day of the week is it? Where am I at? 🤣😂
It didnt matter , long as I was rollin! Lol , until the wife asked why I only had a ten cent for running mile average. I had to stop rollin so much unless loaded.
First viewer here from Canada, please upload more loading and unloading Cattle videos.
Awesome, welcome! I will do it!
Nice informative video very interesting through and through...watching the cattle being loaded and unloaded brought a memory I have riding along with my Step Dad from Oklahoma City stockyards down to Amarillo Tx when I was about 24yrs old, I'm now 62. I was visiting Mom And Harley from Tampa Bay Florida USA🇺🇸 it was an experience I shall always remember. Thanks for sharing this video. I really like the wildwest style of music playing in the background. The trailer wash was beautiful concidering how much B/S there had to have.been.
Thank you for the wonderful comments, I'm glad I could bring back some old memories for you, I have fond memories of riding with my grandpa, he drove a milk tanker and picked up milk from dairy farms. And yes there was a bunch of BS in that trailer before it was washed out!😁
@@G5OutdoorAdventures are you being affected by the wildfires rolling through Texas now. I saw those poor cows running down.a road to escape those hot flames. News said some were burned and there hides were burnt while they were running. I hope your families are okay out there. God bless your rancher friends n families.🛐
Yes, I've heard it's real bad, I just got home from taking a load to Colorado and drove just West of that area on my way, I didn't see any fires but could definitely smell the smoke! It's complete devastation from what I've heard! They need prayers and rain, it snowed there yesterday morning but wasn't enough to put out the fires.
Great video. Those US cattle trailers look complicated, check out European livestock trailers like Pezzaoli and Montchiari. On board water drinkers, ventilation fans, lifting floors.
Thank you! I'll check them out,sounds like they are set up for really long transport jobs!
Ingeniously designed trailer. Almost need road map to negotiate all the gates. As a former rancher we use to ship a lot of cattle but first time to see inside of a cattle trailer. Of course back then the trailers were just plain basic open area. Like the compartments bet thats lots better for the animals also.
Great video Smooth operation - both truck & video. Keep on truckin..
BTW great voice as comentator.
Yes, the trailers are really set up nice for hauling, it's all about numbers, head counts, weights, and how much you can put where, I started out hauling sale barn cattle and it can get real interesting figuring out where to put cattle, especially when you have to pick up several barns in one load and keep the barns separate! Thank you for the positive feedback, I'm new to making videos and I'm glad you liked it!
I think the trip was 1000 miles. I know live stock haulers don’t stop much and are exempt from e logs but when you you guys get rest if any??? Much respect for what you guys do!
We put in some long hours for sure, but I manage to get some rest, when cattle are moving we usually run a load every other day, so usually we get some decent sleep between runs.
and also, thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated!
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Great video. I like the ones with loading and unloading.
Glad you like them!
I used to haul cattle back in the 90s . Hauled a lot to Spearman Tx. From Salina Kansas’!!
I've hauled a "few" loads to Spearman myself!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures i hear that!!
Lots of respect for you, I could never do that job.
Thanks, it's definitely not for everyone, we all have our talents or jobs to do, it's what makes everything even out, makes the world go round so to say, but there is just something about getting behind that steering wheel, hearing that big diesel motor and listening to the turbo sing, just gives you a feeling, gets in your blood! Both my grandpa's drove big trucks and they always got us grandkids excited when we got to ride with them!
I used to haul cattle, but it became harder and harder for me taking them to the kill factories. It started really upsetting and wearing on me. It’s the dark side of this industry for sure.
Me neither, but you put a cow in a cardboard box & I took them most anywhere.
Just hooked up to your channel sir enjoyable content I must say I am old disabled retired trucker that just can’t do it anymore back and shoulders are both shot and watching UA-cam and the trucker on here is about the only thing that keeps me going lol 😂 well stay safe out there and gods speed we’ll catch ya on the next video
Thank you for watching, I just got back from a trip to Colorado, I'll be posting another video soon, thank you for your years of trucking, it can take it's toll on your body for sure!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures thank you for the kind words I like your channel no politics no lies no stories just the plain truth that’s what makes it awesome job good clean content and keeping it interesting can’t wait till the next one have a great weekend
Your welcome! I'm glad you like it! I took a little time off this weekend and went fishing with my wife, back in the truck tomorrow, I have 2 loads to the Texas Panhandle this week, hopefully I'll be able to get another trucking video up next weekend! Take care!
🍭SWEET🍭Just found your channel! Great video! 🙏🏼💖👍🏻🌞
Thank you!
First time viewer, Really enjoyed Ya vid, Thank Ya Sir ,!! Retired about a year ago drove off & on since 98 , kinda miss some of it , never hauled any cattle , although occasionally i'd unload around San Antonio, and reload in Devine Texas , cow manure , i'd always say mine was load of BS !! Keep up The Good Work !! Keep on Truckin Take Care ..God Bless
Thanks for taking a look, working on another video now. We all got to haul some part, whether its the live beef, beef in a box, or what the beef left behind! God bless you!
Great video. Trucking is still in blood after off the road OTR.
Thank you!
Some reason this video popped up on my 70" screen. I had just watched that dope Grumpy Farmer. Okay video. I live near Fort Worth. Isn't it amazing you kinda followed the old cattle drivers trails.
I hadn't thought about that, but yes kinda followed the old trail!
Good video man. I’ve been driving 14 years always wondered what cattle hauling was like.
Thank you! I've seen quite a few of your videos, glad you stopped by, I appreciate it!
Cow haulers still use paper logs because livestock are live & can’t stop for the 10 hour break, just got to keep going.
@@dirtfarmer7472you got that right, got to keep it rolling until their feet hit the ground!
I did National Carriers 5 years, you put a cow in a cardboard box & I took it a lot of places, Melba Utica meat packing, Utica Ave, Brooklyn NY.
We all play a part in the business, thanks for what you did!
Pretty cool, great video
Thank you!
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Thank you for the great comment! Much appreciated!
This is amazing, thank you 🙏
Thank you for watching!
My buddy runs their lot In sublet about 20 minutes north of there. Wish I could make a run up there sometime. Also, I’m from clay county so the jolly area is my stomping grounds.
Cool! I deliver to Sublet as well, I may have seen your buddy there!
Ye- Jolly good food
Fine looking rig. Interesting to see the gates and ramps inside the trailer. What was your tare and gross weights? This is a great video for is retired truckers to get memories of the job that is in our blood. Nice job with the cattle and the camera.
I've got a video loading right now showing the gates and how they work from a different camera angle, check it out once it finishes loading Titled Miles and Miles of Texas - Hauling Heifers, and as far as weights go, we kinda keep that under our hats, the shippers tend to put as much on us as they can! 😜 thanks for the comments, I appreciate it!
Kind of like hours of service logged back when I was flatbedding in the early 2000s. Only one log book, but I knew how to make my hours look legal.
Much Respect To You All! Always Wondered What It Was Like!🙂👍
Thank you! And it's much appreciated watching my video!
Great video
Thanks!
Before I say my two cents... I am a beef lover. They're cute, they're alive, but they're also a valuable, reliable food source. I have no problems with raising cattle for slaughter; however, the loading of the cattle really added some weight of what it would be like to be rushed into a big, scary metal box only to stand uncomfortably for eight plus hours with no idea what or where you're going. Necessary, absolutely, but still felt a bit heavy to me.
Kudos to you for doing the job.
Thanks for watching and I can understand what you are saying. Cattle are a herd animal and like to be together, so once they are together they typically calm down and ride pretty easy. They also don't think like a human and so reasoning or wondering where they are going, I'm not sure they think like that but who really knows, cattle like other animals that were put on earth for consumption usually only care about eating, drinking, and multiplying, I don't think they think too much about what may happen tomorrow if ya know what I mean, but I do try to have as much respect for the animal as possible and give them the best ride I can from point A to B!
Cool video keep em coming
Thank you!
I like the inputs with details, more than just a driver 🫡
Thank you!
I loved this video. Never hauled livestock. EXCELLENT video will be watching for more. I live in Eastern Kansas,@@G5OutdoorAdventures
Thank you for watching!
Been a trucker for 18 months... local. I was thinking of doing cattle hauling for JBS but my colleagues said it's too dangerous and complicated for a city driver..
It can definitely be dangerous, loading and unloading cattle has it challenges, some cattle just want to hurt you on purpose, others can hurt you on accident. Then hauling moving cargo has it's own challenges as well, it's almost like hauling liquid, someone pulls out in front of you or does a brake check all the cattle surge forward and its hard to stop. Hauling cattle is not for everyone, not saying you couldn't do it, but I would try and find a local guy you could do a few loads with and see how you like it first before jumping off in it.
great video mate, different to aussie cattle hauling
Yes, for sure! Thank you!
Having traveled from the Milwaukee, WI area to El Paso many many times over the last few years I have seen so many cattle haulers with the lighted trailers. Is there a different weight limit you can haul with livestock versus the typical 80k lbs. for tractor trailer operators? The feed lots outside of Dalhart, Texas are pretty damn impressive. That smell........ the smell of MONEY.
"The smell of money" love it! Yes, there are some serious feedlots out there! Legal weight limits are the same, 80k, at least in Texas and most of the states I haul in, you can get overweight permits that will go up to 84k, but in Texas those permits are only good for some roads, no interstate driving, so you are still limited. I will tell ya this, to haul cattle you got to be a little bit outlaw!😁
I farm east of Dalhart around Dumas. The manure out of Cactus is great for my farm. The Paunch from JBS smells like more than money! I have used thousand of tons of manure out of Dumas and Cactus each year for the last 50 years. What a blessing to improve the land.
One of my Grandpas used manure on his gardens every year from his brother's dairy farm, always had an abundance of produce!
Good video man.
Thank You!
Man I’ve been really wanting to run cattle been doing flatbed for a few years and I’m tired of tarping lol
I hear ya, my cargo walk on and walk off, but at the same time my cargo tries to hurt you real bad sometimes 😁 and when someone pulls out in front of ya or trys to brake check you, that same cargo surges forward like hauling unbaffled liquid, but still love doing it!
I'm from kismet. No one ever talks about kismet ks😂. Nice video
Glad I could mention your home town, I haul a lot of cattle to that area of Kansas! Thank you!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures great! God love you, and be careful. Subbed
@@mattmead2623 thank you!
Used to haul them from Tennessee to Nebraska with a 89or 90 Kw with the 3408 it was one of the last kw with the dig cat's use to have one hell of a time 10/4😅
3408! there sure isn't many of them around any more! Awesome! The good ol days!
Good old US83 we travel that way a couple of times a year how far is kismet from sublet next time you go by Bryan’s corner watch out for the troopers they like to hide at the post office just on the other side of Bryan’s corner. How come that store is not 24/7
The feedlot is about 20 minutes from Liberal. Yeah the DOT likes to hang out in Bryan's Corner from time to time and I wish the store was open all night, I'm always getting back there late, after hours!
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The last ride.....Next stop....Burger King
More videos like this updated and video also washing your trailer ride safe
Another video coming soon, putting it together now! Thank you!
I think we all stop at Jolly or Harold when we come through 😅
Yep! Probably so! I know a bunch do!
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Wat motor and trans sounds great and pretty slick shiftin
CAT 5EK and Eaton 18 speed, thank you!
That. Engine sounds nice
Thank you, Caterpillar power!
Kismet, KS is 20 minutes from me, we haul grain there to kobalt Cattle
Awesome, you may see me rolling through sometimes!
An’t nothing like trailer truckin
Love it love it where’s the tooth pick
Thank you! Tooth Pick? lol
Good old "Dr. Bells " it's a horse hop ( speed ) . Soak toothpicks in it for couple hours . 4 of them get you from "Wrinkle city" ( Jacksonville FL) to "Shakey "( L.A. CA) .
New to the channel and I love it I see you got different trailers do you haul different things
Thank you! I mostly haul cattle, I have hauled grain and fertilizer before when cattle hauling was slow, I have bought some other trailers to fix up for mainly personal use, hauling hay and road base etc.
Ran out of OKC and hauled feeders out and fats to Armstrong. Rooster hauled with us then
That's awesome, Rooster been hauling cattle for a lot of years!
😅where you fueled at looks like where the jolly truckstop used to be, heard it had a fire
It was at the Jolly Truck stop, they are still open for business!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures many a fond memory from that place from the late 80s
39 years in big truck now retired only think I didn’t haul was cattle. Kinda scary with a CDL. You can’t run up those speeding tickets and other violations like the old days. Days of the Go-fast toothpicks and 3 log books are over sadly.
Thanks for your years behind the wheel! Hauling cattle is definitely different than most of the other trucking jobs and a lot different than it used to be! The buyers can sure run ya ragged at times and get as much out of each load as possible! There is still things that need to be changed, but I still love what I do! Have a blessed Easter Sunday!
Great video and editing man. Is it easy to get lost starting off as a cattle trucker?
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! There are some places that are harder to get to than others, but Google maps has most feed lots on them and if not you can call and get directions, same with loading, the contact I have for loading always sends a pin drop for the GPS on the location where we are loading if we haven't loaded there before.
What truck are you driving? Peterbilt 379 or 378? Greetings from Ontario, Canada btw
1996 378, almost 2 million miles on the truck, it's a good one! A father and son owned it before me and took real good care of it!
also, awesome to hear from Canada, that's cool, I'm hoping to make the road trip to Alaska in the next couple years and travel the Alcan HWY, I hear it's beautiful!
That's one hell of a "shit" job lol
LOL, it can be for sure!
Dude ranch la Steve got molded chesterfield piglet ha ha
That tunnel looks familiar, is that around the rockdale Texas area?
Yes, it's goes under the old ALCOA mine road, there are several of those in the area, just enough room for my trailer!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures I use to work for msi hauling coal from Elgin to rockdale, very familiar with that area, I live down in gause
Awesome, yes you were very close to where I live on the Elgin end!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures 10-4, nice country out on that side
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Nice pete
Thank you!
First time watching your channel and it’s good to see true respect you guys have for each others. I must say you all are amazing what you do and I just don’t see this kind of respect from others trucker’s out there. Anyway I am in hopes of getting into hauling cattle. I believe I can handle this kind of stuff I waa rase around horses and had to clean up after them everyday among other things anyway you have any information you could share I would deeply appreciate it. Thank you and continue being safe out there. God blessings to all of you.
Thanks for stopping by and watching, I run with a good bunch of guys, we help each other out when we can, most of the guys that haul cattle I know are good people, can't say that about all aspects of the trucking community, I guess we are just a different group so to say, thank you for the nice comments. I've had a few people ask about getting into the business, I was in communications for 25 years before I started this. I got laid off from a company after I had been with them for nearly 20 years, the market had changed drastically and they had sold off most of our customer base, so I saw it coming and got prepared. I went to church with a guy that was already in the business, I went and road with him to make sure I liked it, 9 months before I got laid off I bought my 1st truck, 5 months later I bought my 1st cattle trailer and started hauling sale barn cattle at night, my buddy introduced me to a big cattle buyer in our area. I was still working my day job as well and did that for four and a half months before I got laid off so by that time I had established myself and had my trucking business running steady and had bought a 2nd truck so I would always have one ready to roll. Times were different then compared to now, it's costs a fortune to get started now days, the trucks, even for a used one, are way more expensive, the trailers, the insurance is sky high, completely ridiculous even with a clean record and no claims, a lot of paperwork and if you run out of state you are guaranteed to get an audit within the first 18 months, everyone does. If I wasn't already in the business I would think long and hard before I would get into it and really run the numbers, there is a ton of expense in this business and a lot of sleepless nights. I'm not trying to be negative just trying to be honest about it. I hope this helps, God bless you as well!
How much do you get paid for a load like this?
I get paid by the loaded mile, currently its $5.20 a mile
How much does that come out to? I’m looking to start hauling cattle and just wanna know more about it
@@ThatCloneSvt take a 600 mile run, that will pay $3120.00 gross, then you have to deduct fuel and if you don't have a back haul you have to figure fuel for about 1300 to 1400 miles depending on how far you had to drive to go get the cattle and how far you have to drive to get back home or to your next load and most of these trucks only get 4 to 5 miles a gallon, some less, so shave $1000 to $1200 off that gross pay, then you have to factor in commercial insurance which is really expensive, cargo insurance for the cattle, tires, oil changes, break downs etc, I love it, but it's a tough business to be in and I want to be honest, it can bank rupt you before you really get started if you run into some misfortunes with your equipment or can't get hooked up with an outfit that will keep you loaded. Hope this helps, if you have anymore questions just ask and I'll answer them best I can!
I hauled my calves to the sale every year in a 28' stock trailer.. I finally wised up and hired a truck, they hauled them in one load.. i can't haul them cheap as they do
How many loads did you have to make?
I don't know, I'd haul a couple of loads a weekend till I got them gone.. Fuel ,tires, time was eating on me.. I could hire a truck for $700.00. Worth every dime@@G5OutdoorAdventures
Good deal! one and done!
Bit like a School Bus run.
yes, in a way!
Way your trailer looks inside id guess Merritt?
it's a Wilson
What the most cow’s or bull’s you’ve hauled on a trip, the biggest load at one time?
There are a couple answers to this question, the most head count I've ever hauled is 130,they were calves, so I didn't break any weight records, the most most weight I've ever hauled was over 59,000 lbs, I don't remember how many head I had on, but that was pretty dang heavy!
Thanks for responding, I was just wondering, I know you can haul a lot of them on a semi trailer, I’m from North Carolina and we have some cows and calves on our farm here, thanks for the video!!!
Thank you for watching! It just all depends on the weight of the cattle on how many head you can haul, you just don't want too many that wouldn't let one get up if it decided to lay down for a rest!
Lights & chrome don't bring money home. Dave
That's true, but they sure look good!
What does a trailer wash cost?
Nice ride along…JB Wetmore, CO
Depending on how much "stuff" is in the trailer and how long it takes them to wash it out it's usually between $90 and $120, but one time I had to wait overnight and everything froze in the trailer and it cost $250!!!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures Appreciate it sir…. Nice work on trailer brakes…
See bull hauler’s coming in your mirror..?? Get the hell out of their way.
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Some of them trucks got a lot of horses under the hood!
What’s the story on your truck ? Where’d it come from ?
it's a 96 Pete Model 378, I bought it from the son of the original owner back in 2018, it's got almost 2 million miles on it now, motor was swapped out with a crate motor at around 1 million miles, dang good truck! It has a CAT 5EK motor an I swapped out the 10 speed transmission to an 18 speed a few years ago and it has 370 gears in the rear ends.
@@G5OutdoorAdventures did you get it outta Ledbetter? Sure looks like my Nieghbors truck
@@brianadams7183 yes, that's where I bought from
@@G5OutdoorAdventures hell yeah I remember when they pulled a pot with that truck I use to see it every day
Just wondering something with my encounters with cattle haulers, I'm a trucker and constantly get my doors blown off even at 70...why do they go so fast?? Some don't even give a courtesy wave...
That's a good question, I don't understand it myself, I try to stay at a good constant speed, most of the time just shy of the speed limit and keep the left door shut and I end up at the other end within minutes of the hammer down guys and sometimes get their before them and I'm always passing the fuel stops when they are pulling in and their asking me how I get so much better fuel mileage lol
Do it yourself unload was interesting. No weigh in, no ring boss to count the load, no final paperwork...I guess everyone is on the honor system
The unloading was do it yourself, but once I got the cattle penned, they have a night man that pushed them out of the pen, counted them, and then weighed, after I pulled my truck off of the shoot I had to walk around to the scale house and get my paperwork signed, I just didn't video all of that. But, I have been to a couple places where you did everything, but not very often.
Thanks for answering that question😊
Everyone ask why I don’t go back to hauling cattle. My truck has to much torque would sit the girls on their but and get nose bleeds when I slide her in the big hole. Meow
Lol, Sounds like an old school trucker talking right there! 😁
Keep dirty side down shiny side up pedal down
10-4 and the bears off my back door!
Im guessing u run paper logs
Yes, they give us a little break on the logs when you haul livestock, paper logs and an extra 150 air mile radius before we have to start logging drive time hours
@@G5OutdoorAdventures that's really cool I hauled livestock in 90s to about 05.. cold cows and feeders when in season and a few hogs ... I enjoyed it but Gota have sleep these days . I don't see how any driver can make money on them E.L.D.s.. you wat I saying .. good video and nice truck
I know what your saying, and yes sleep some sometimes is hard to get, when you do get a chance you better take it!
Why are they going to Kansas?
They are going to Kansas to a feed lot, they will be fed until they are about 1500 pounds and then shipped off to market.
YOUs rich with that big rig. I like beef except when riding behind a stinky rig. What's YOUs do with all that poop? YOUs treat them cattle like they do them Army boys, like always movin em in the dark. Texas must be a big place.
Rich? No, not even close, lol, trucking is expensive, takes a lot of $$$ to keep them big trucks rolling and a LOT of fuel! and yes it's stinky! I get the trailer washed out about after 2 to 4 loads depending how bad it is, there are several wash outs I visit depending on where I drop the cattle, I'm not sure what they do with the poop, maybe sell it for fertilizer? and Yes Texas is a big place!
Hiring any owner operators. I’m based out of texas
Unfortunately no, I'm just a one man show and times are kinda slow right now, good luck!
@@G5OutdoorAdventures I hear ya. Stay safe driver.
I lost my job when a bull holler cut me off on I 20
didn't check ya lights dude
Always makes me a little uncomfortable watching someone unload. It can go south in a hurry.
Yes it can, that's always on my mind when I open them gates!
r hope they pay you a lot of money for doing this
It pays pretty good!
I used to haul cattle but it started becoming extremely difficult for me dropping them off at kill factories. I guess that the dark side of the industry for sure.
I've never hauled kill cattle, just sales barns when I 1st started and now mostly yearlings to feed lots, I can understand what your saying.
@@G5OutdoorAdventures especially when they’re fighting to stay in the trailer. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten into it with slaughterhouse workers for treating the animals like shit.
wow! that's uncalled for, pretty sad!
That’s why half the people you see hauling kill cows look like serial killers and are very unfriendly individuals. They don’t like animals and they don’t like people.
Video is too dark
Looks easy? Careful-cows do kick n u get a broken jaw!
It may be easy compared to some other dangerous jobs, but the long hours and dealing with some cattle are not so easy, especially the ones that want to hurt you, you always got to be on the lookout, you can get hurt bad!