ELB perfect storm

How are you running legal now ?

How are you running legal now ?

Trade secret Kevin.

They will most likely have and exemption for livestock as they will for the oil fields. I would not worry to much about it, by the time it is said and done they will have the exemption for the hoppers and reefers as well. They will place it under an AG style exemption, you watch and see. They know you can't run those critters down the road the same as a dry van, or flat bed. Those people enjoy their steaks and bacon too much to allow that to happen. When I was bull racking I had two of us on the truck and it was still hard to do. I actually think I did better when I did it solo, but then the bottom feel out and I had to go back home and saddle up to the dry van once again. Guess that is why when customers act like their dry van is so important or their hopper freight just has to be there right now, I just shrug my shoulders and state lack of planning on your part does not declare and emergency on my part. With the critters though it is totally different, I did not want them on that wagon any longer than I had to have them there, to much risk involved.

JB been running in Meta as well for quite a while on and off. Hogan hauls chickens, and hogs as well. Weiner has been seen sneaking around with some hoppers as well. It won't last for the Mega's their drivers don't like to get dirty and nasty. At least Hogan has been running the bird for a long time. Yep, watch old CR England jump into the game next. They will think they can haul critters around in their reefers and deliver them to the customers already frozen.

well you know..... they used to haul cows in reefers years ago....

i used to see some of those old trailers out in pastures at places , they had vent doors all over the sides and a raiseable deck in the floor, they would haul produce meat whatever out and open up the vent doors raiseb floor the subfloor and load live cattle back, some were just a single deck. utility built them they were called a cow palace

yep fda made em quit doin it , it was befeore my time too but saw a trailer here and there out in a pasture and ask some of the ..then ... old timers about em . its jusy like grain haulin , i pulled a flat floor with a throw tarp and traps in the floor for a few years , hauled grain and fertilizer in it , was really nice at th elevators some had platform lifts and the old ones had the big hooks and cables, did'nt much care for fertilizer though , once the traps stopped flowing it was shovel and broom time , i could sure get a good load of grain on that 78 inch flat floor though