IS A PNEUMATIC LOAD IN THE SOUTHEAST ASKING TOO MUCH? - Bulk Trucking Forum & Discussion Board & Bulkloads.com

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Since I'm new to trucking I want to hear from some people who have been around the industry and have watched trends come and go. I'd love to have a good hook on some loads but I'll settle for some good advice.\n", "forumContentHtml": " \r\nI have been at Dixie Transport since 2007 located in Calhoun, Ga. As everybody probably knows Calhoun is very close to Dalton, Ga (the carpet capital) But what you may not know is that the carpet industry that once lived and thrived is now dead and gone. Our Pneumatics that once hauled non stop carrying the plastic polymer that carpet is made from are now sitting idle most of the time. Since I've been employeed here I have watched this company lose customer after customer to the death of the Carpet Industry. \r\nIs this tanker still needed in the trucking world today? Or has it been replaced by the hopper bottoms & walking floors etc that I see on the load boards day after day. Tell me what you think. Is the Pneumatic a dinosaur. Since I'm new to trucking I want to hear from some people who have been around the industry and have watched trends come and go. I'd love to have a good hook on some loads but I'll settle for some good advice. 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They are all going to TX and the ND oil fields to haul sand and the other market for pneumatics in the dedicated food grade hauls. \n ", "contentHtml": "\r\n\tUsed pneumatic sales are ridiculous right now - the demand for the trailer is definately there. I bought brand new Heil 1600 cu ft pneumatics in 1995 for $XX,XXX and sold them last week for $5,000 less than what i paid for them brand new back in 1995! Just ridiculous. They are all going to TX and the ND oil fields to haul sand and the other market for pneumatics in the dedicated food grade hauls. \r\n\t ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-10-14", "dateAdded": "2011-12-12T15:55:31Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 5606, "firstName": "KYLE", "lastName": "VEDEN", "companyName": "BUESING BULK TRANSPORT, INC.", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Long Lake", "state": "MN", "userCommentCount": 8, "userLikes": 2, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21907, "content": "Jimmy, \n \n Things are well in the pneumatic world....they are worth their weight in gold as Kyle has mentioned. If you're interested give me a call or send me an email sometime. We are always looking for good drivers and good equipment.\n \n Thanks, Bill\n Director of Sales\n Central Transportation Services\n \n 913-908-9925\n [email protected]", "contentHtml": "Jimmy, \r\n \r\nThings are well in the pneumatic world....they are worth their weight in gold as Kyle has mentioned. If you're interested give me a call or send me an email sometime. We are always looking for good drivers and good equipment. \r\n \r\nThanks, Bill \r\nDirector of Sales \r\nCentral Transportation Services \r\n \r\n913-908-9925 \r\[email protected]", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-08-18", "dateAdded": "2011-12-12T19:42:43Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 2320, "firstName": "BILL", "lastName": "GASAWAY", "companyName": "CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "WICHITA", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 5, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21908, "content": "\n Well, not quite what we wanted to hear since TX and ND are not in the Southeast. But I did like the CTS optimism, I hope we become friends. In the meantime if anyone knows where there might be railcars that are over loaded get in touch with Dixie. We are very experienced at doing that and in dealing with the railroad. Keep our tankers in mind.\n \n Tammy\n \n \n", "contentHtml": " \r\nWell, not quite what we wanted to hear since TX and ND are not in the Southeast. But I did like the CTS optimism, I hope we become friends. In the meantime if anyone knows where there might be railcars that are over loaded get in touch with Dixie. We are very experienced at doing that and in dealing with the railroad. Keep our tankers in mind. \r\n \r\n Tammy \r\n \r\n ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-10-24", "dateAdded": "2011-12-12T20:00:57Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 5677, "firstName": "JIMMY", "lastName": "BROWN", "companyName": "DIXIE TRANSPORT INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "CALHOUN", "state": "GA", "userCommentCount": 7, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21909, "content": "First the price of aluminum is up..second..it seems that you can only find 1050 cu ft or 1600 cu ft and if you order one it is like 2013 to get it...frac sand is going like gang busters...today..who knows what's going to happen tomorrow ..it make be dead..", "contentHtml": "First the price of aluminum is up..second..it seems that you can only find 1050 cu ft or 1600 cu ft and if you order one it is like 2013 to get it...frac sand is going like gang busters...today..who knows what's going to happen tomorrow ..it make be dead..", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-11-12", "dateAdded": "2011-12-13T06:55:41Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3078, "firstName": "JEFF", "lastName": "PEARSON", "companyName": "C & R TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PAYSON", "state": "UT", "userCommentCount": 927, "userLikes": 225, "userDislikes": 94, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 28290, "content": "BILL.WE HAVE BOTTOM DROPES ON OURPNEUMATIC TANKS WOULD THIS BE CONSIDER A HOPPER BOTTOM HAULING GRAIN PRODUCTS.\n TAMMY", "contentHtml": "BILL.WE HAVE BOTTOM DROPES ON OURPNEUMATIC TANKS WOULD THIS BE CONSIDER A HOPPER BOTTOM HAULING GRAIN PRODUCTS. \r\nTAMMY", "parentReplyId": 21907, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-10-24", "dateAdded": "2011-12-15T16:09:47Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 5677, "firstName": "JIMMY", "lastName": "BROWN", "companyName": "DIXIE TRANSPORT INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "CALHOUN", "state": "GA", "userCommentCount": 7, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21910, "content": "Some places are not equipped right to load the pneumatics. So you must ask the broker or customer if they can load pneumatics at the facility. Sometimes they can. Sometimes they cannot.\n \n", "contentHtml": "Some places are not equipped right to load the pneumatics. So you must ask the broker or customer if they can load pneumatics at the facility. Sometimes they can. Sometimes they cannot. \r\n ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-03-21", "dateAdded": "2011-12-15T16:31:41Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 4159, "firstName": "CHRISTOPHER", "lastName": "STEPHENS", "companyName": "MADMOTHERTRUCKER.COM", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Savannah", "state": "GA", "userCommentCount": 5, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 28983, "content": "At the risk of sounding rude stay our of the hopper business with your titty wagons. The only thing you are going to do is make the line longer because you are unloading out of a 6\" hole when the hopper opens his doors 24x24 or larger. I have seen it done before and it pisses me off. Number one the titty wagon cut the rate so they could have a back haul, takes over a hour to unload when a hopper takes less than 20 mintues. If you want to haul grain buy a hopper.", "contentHtml": "At the risk of sounding rude stay our of the hopper business with your titty wagons. The only thing you are going to do is make the line longer because you are unloading out of a 6" hole when the hopper opens his doors 24x24 or larger. I have seen it done before and it pisses me off. Number one the titty wagon cut the rate so they could have a back haul, takes over a hour to unload when a hopper takes less than 20 mintues. If you want to haul grain buy a hopper.", "parentReplyId": 28290, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-12-18", "dateAdded": "2011-12-16T11:57:37Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3398, "firstName": "DAVID", "lastName": "HAYES", "companyName": "ROSS BENNETT TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Galena", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 236, "userLikes": 105, "userDislikes": 112, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 29153, "content": "\n DAVID HAYES \n YOUR COMMENT ABOUT CHEAP RATES OUR PNEUMATIC ARE GETTING MORE DOLLARS PER MILE THAN HOPPER BOTTOM ACCORDING TO THE LOAD BOARD WE UNLOAD IN ABOUT 30 MIN OPEN THE DROPES APPLY PRESSURE. WHAT PISSES ME OFF IS FLOPPING TARPS AND RUSTY DOOR ON HOPPER BOTTOM. \n \n \n JIM", "contentHtml": " \r\nDAVID HAYES \r\nYOUR COMMENT ABOUT CHEAP RATES OUR PNEUMATIC ARE GETTING MORE DOLLARS PER MILE THAN HOPPER BOTTOM ACCORDING TO THE LOAD BOARD WE UNLOAD IN ABOUT 30 MIN OPEN THE DROPES APPLY PRESSURE. WHAT PISSES ME OFF IS FLOPPING TARPS AND RUSTY DOOR ON HOPPER BOTTOM. \r\n \r\n \r\nJIM", "parentReplyId": 28983, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-10-24", "dateAdded": "2011-12-16T14:26:09Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 5677, "firstName": "JIMMY", "lastName": "BROWN", "companyName": "DIXIE TRANSPORT INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "CALHOUN", "state": "GA", "userCommentCount": 7, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 29261, "content": "What I was saying was that the pneumatic was they cut the rate on the hoppers to get the load. Where they unloaded at would not let them put air to it. I watched the entire operation.", "contentHtml": "What I was saying was that the pneumatic was they cut the rate on the hoppers to get the load. Where they unloaded at would not let them put air to it. I watched the entire operation.", "parentReplyId": 29153, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-12-18", "dateAdded": "2011-12-16T15:43:02Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3398, "firstName": "DAVID", "lastName": "HAYES", "companyName": "ROSS BENNETT TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Galena", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 236, "userLikes": 105, "userDislikes": 112, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21911, "content": "I agree with David I've been behind pneumatics unloading and it takes quite a while to unload them with grain.", "contentHtml": "I agree with David I've been behind pneumatics unloading and it takes quite a while to unload them with grain.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-05-25", "dateAdded": "2011-12-16T18:48:06Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 1613, "firstName": "Steve", "lastName": "Hall", "companyName": "HALL TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Hutchinson", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 31, "userLikes": 29, "userDislikes": 47, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 0, "signUpDate": "2011-10-24", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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IS A PNEUMATIC LOAD IN THE SOUTHEAST ASKING TOO MUCH?

I have been at Dixie Transport since 2007 located in Calhoun, Ga. As everybody probably knows Calhoun is very close to Dalton, Ga (the carpet capital) But what you may not know is that the carpet industry that once lived and thrived is now dead and gone. Our Pneumatics that once hauled non stop carrying the plastic polymer that carpet is made from are now sitting idle most of the time. Since I've been employeed here I have watched this company lose customer after customer to the death of the Carpet Industry.
Is this tanker still needed in the trucking world today? Or has it been replaced by the hopper bottoms & walking floors etc that I see on the load boards day after day. Tell me what you think. Is the Pneumatic a dinosaur. Since I'm new to trucking I want to hear from some people who have been around the industry and have watched trends come and go. I'd love to have a good hook on some loads but I'll settle for some good advice.

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