cattle liner prices

[15444]

I can see it coming to the point where there practically won't be any parts at the dealerships unless you order them in.

[rkaiser]

Isn't it amazing how these dratic events bring prices up but it bringing them back down takes a lot more time, if ever. Bought gas up in Winfield Alberta today for 88 cents a litre. Will the trucking bills decrease when the gas prices drop further?

[ALLFARMER]

I drive truck to keep the wheels on the farm & in 9 hours (500 miles) with a loaded super B I burn 450 litres so at $1/litre thats $50/hr for fuel. Super B's pull much harder than tridems so I would figure they are burning $40 or less & hour for fuel. I like most highway drivers make $0.40/mile or $24/hr plus unloading time. So $65/hr minimum in direct costs today. Only 3 years ago a 7 axle log truck was only making $85/hr Cost for drivers is going to increase in the future it's in the works to reduce drivers hours of work & soon you will nead a training coarse to get a class 1

[WoolyBear]

<Quote> I drive truck to keep the wheels on the farm & in 9 hours (500 miles) with a loaded super B I burn 450 litres so at $1/litre thats $50/hr for fuel.

I like most highway drivers make $0.40/mile or $24/hr plus unloading time. So $65/hr minimum in direct costs today.

Fuel Costs = $0.90 / mile
Trucker = $0.40/ mile Thats $71/hr
and I have never seen a truck from Alberta that only drives at 55 mpg, so where does the rest of the money @ $4.50/mile go? Thats a lot to put into just paying for the truck.

I don't truck for hire so please do me the math.

[WoolyBear]

<Quote> I drive truck to keep the wheels on the farm & in 9 hours (500 miles) with a loaded super B I burn 450 litres so at $1/litre thats $50/hr for fuel.

I like most highway drivers make $0.40/mile or $24/hr plus unloading time. So $65/hr minimum in direct costs today.

Fuel Costs = $0.90 / mile
Trucker = $0.40/ mile Thats $71/hr
and I have never seen a truck from Alberta that only drives at 55 MPH, so where does the rest of the money @ $4.50/mile go? Thats a lot to put into just paying for the truck.

I don't truck for hire so please do me the math.

[WoolyBear]

Sorry........ that first part was a quote from ALLFARMER.

I personally don't truck

[WoolyBear]

I drive a tri cattle truck, and at 4.50 a mile its not enough.

I get the truck ready, drive to some crappy yard or pasture, help sort to get things going, drive an hour or two then shovel out the trailer and go home. when I break down my time for this whole thing, it ain't much money.

[WoolyBear]

I drive a tri axle, and don't make money really.

add up all my time getting ready, driving to the pasture , fighting crappy driveways, loading, then driving an hour or two and shovel shit then go home. add it all up and the truckdoesn't make much an hour.

But my driving does help pay for the 14 loads my own cows use every year...

[IAMTHEMOLE]

ARE YOU HAULING COMMODITIES BOTH WAYS? WITH A SUPER B THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR BACK HAULS. WITH A CATTLELINER GENERALLY AT LEAST HALF YOUR MILES ARE EMPTY AND LETS NOT FORGET THE HOURS OF WAITING TO LOAD AT AUCTION MARTS AND AS WELL THE MULTIPLE DROP POINTS WHICH MOST CATTLE ORDER BUYERS ASK YOU TO DO? $4.50/LOADED MILE MIGHT BE A STEAL OF A DEAL!!

[rookie]

Don't forget cleaning out the trailer, that takes time too.