HAULING PRODUCE IN A HOPPER TRAILER

Jul 14, 2010 at 11:11 PM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Has anyone hauled onions or potatoes in a hopper trailer? What does it take to get them out of the hoppers? Do you have to block open the tarp to get them a little airflow? What areas do you haul form and to what destinations?

Replied on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 04:31 PM CST - 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Ive hauled onions from Cali to NJ and we left the tarp open unless it was raining did the trip in about 4 days and they came right out. Not a bad deal if ya can handle the smell

Replied on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 07:08 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. when is the onion harest out there and who could i contact to get in on it. id like to do that

Replied on Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 10:04 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. What kind of a rate did you get on them? Did you go to a location that had a hopper to unload into or how did they convey them from the hopper to their location?

Replied on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:28 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Onions load out in the field. You drive your truck next to the harvester and the convey them into the trailer. If they have allready picked the good ones and the onions are on top of the ground when they are picking them up, if you load 80,000 lbs. when you get to oregon you will have 80,000 lbs. BUT if the onions are in the ground when they are picking them up I have lost as much as 3000 lbs. just going to oregon,and they pay on what you deliver not what you load.

Replied on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:28 AM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Onions load out in the field. You drive your truck next to the harvester and the convey them into the trailer. If they have allready picked the good ones and the onions are on top of the ground when they are picking them up, if you load 80,000 lbs. when you get to oregon you will have 80,000 lbs. BUT if the onions are in the ground when they are picking them up I have lost as much as 3000 lbs. just going to oregon,and they pay on what you deliver not what you load.

Replied on Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 04:15 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: " Onions load out in the field. You drive your truck next to the harvester and the convey them into the trailer. If they have allready picked the good ones and the onions are on top of the ground when they are picking them up, if you load 80,000 lbs. when you get to oregon you will have 80,000 lbs. BUT if the onions are in the ground when they are picking them up I have lost as much as 3000 lbs. just going to oregon,and they pay on what you deliver not what you load." Are you the person we should talk to about getting in on hauling onions? When does the harvest start and end?

Replied on Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 04:15 PM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Quote: " Onions load out in the field. You drive your truck next to the harvester and the convey them into the trailer. If they have allready picked the good ones and the onions are on top of the ground when they are picking them up, if you load 80,000 lbs. when you get to oregon you will have 80,000 lbs. BUT if the onions are in the ground when they are picking them up I have lost as much as 3000 lbs. just going to oregon,and they pay on what you deliver not what you load."

Are you the person we should talk to about getting in on hauling onions? When does the harvest start and end?

Replied on Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 05:00 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I've hauled potatoes out of Missouri before. You have to block the trap open a bit yes. And you have to have the doors open a bit too. Never had any problems unloading them. I was pulling a Super Cube so maybe that made a difference.

Replied on Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 09:36 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Looking for information on hauling apples out of Washington with hopper bottom. Who do I contact?

Replied on Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 05:02 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "Looking for information on hauling apples out of Washington with hopper bottom. Who do I contact?" Reliant, but watch there rates and contracts. Pretty iffy if the load has issues.

Replied on Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 02:16 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. A couple pieces of 4"pvc pipe in the corners of your tarps work great for ventilation.