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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by greyhounds [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by HighIron2003ar At a meat plant in Liberal Kansas I have to negotiate a forest of railcars. It may not have been touched by a railroad but wherever you live you can bet a trucker brought it to you. [/quote] Can't argue with the last sentence HighIron. Do you fee comfortable talking about those meat loads out of Liberal? East coast or west coast? What was the transit time by truck. You probably didn't get a load back to Liberal. Where did you load to on the return trip? What kind of freight would you haul on the return? I'd guess pulling out of Farmland, you were an owner operator. Do you know what the truck charges were for delivery on either, or both, coasts? The movement of freight is facinating to me. I know the railroad end of things. I'd like to learn more about trucking. You seem to be someone who could educate me. [/quote] Nothing went back to Liberal except cattle and perhaps gasoline/merchandise and what not for the support of the city. You went up there empty and you hauled beef out Some to the west, most to the east. The company would try to stay ahead of the plant's shipping by keeping a pool of empties being loaded so you dont have to wait. If I remember correctly we had major areas to the north and south of liberal where you could deliver a revenue load to like walmart distribution etc and then dead head a few hours to liberal. With a reefer you can also function as a "box" if needed. Ill post more but need to recollect my thoughts.
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