Ep. 105 : Why I Quit Grain Hauling! Hopper Bottom Trailer! Bulk Transport!

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[@leeheck9109]

When i finish eating i always scream out truck driving sucks and then write off the meal as a business meeting 🤣...

[@macbeliever]

Hopper Bottom is definitely seasonal with high and low demand periods with the harvests throughout the year. If you get yourself a reliable broker that keeps you busy year out, the pay will average out pretty well. And with farmers and agronomy companies pushing out record yields year after year, combined with most coops expanding operations and trading amongst themselves throughout the Midwest, overall freight demand will grow with it. Also you have to look at hauling unconventional hopper bottom products like rock. Many rock loads out of a quarry are bounce rate and can pay very well with even the most modest back haul.

[@jimmieoneway]

Hey Jason, thanks for being open and honest about your trucking experiences. I'm really enjoying your videos.

[@DreamInspired]

Thank you James!

[@chrisandersonCR16]

I love the different aspects of the trucking industry that you show on your videos. Especially moving from hot shot to big trucks. Keep up the great work.

[@jamesorr2404]

You know how to make a Million Dollars in Trucking??????? Start out with TWO Million LOL

[@oilfieldtrucker4868]

If I won a million I'd keep trucking until I was broke

[@og6340]

Same rules apply in drag racing lol

[@RichTheNoun]

Nice going man! Glad to see you’re staying positive and not letting the negative people keep you down!

[@hotshotbythemile2811]

That will be great 👍 getting that power inverter to complete my hotshot set up thanks for your info.

[@tigi300]

Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Very unfortunate situation, but glad you got out from under this DB fast and realized what was happening. Stay safe.

[@DreamInspired]

Thanks Trey!

[@christopherkovach6279]

Glad to hear you are staying hungry and not letting people screw you. Looking forward to your next video.

[@9istari]

WOW! Major changes ... glad your still working it out. Just have to look outside the box.

[@Tyler_Robertson]

Hope everything gets situated out for you man! Keep on pushing! Awesome videos!

[@colinlawrence2186]

Glad to hear that you moved on quickly you can't work for people you can't trust God bless you and stay safe out there 🙋‍♂️

[@scottb7839]

I’ve done grain hauling work long long hours don’t make any money the rates are bad and the lines can be real long to load or unload. I moved over to tri axle dump trucks and it pays so much better

[@rollawy]

to much competition with farmers....

[@chanceloban9529]

Glad to see you back doing videos. Great content like always.

[@austinkelley5614]

I've been wanting to get into hotshot, power only sounds like exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks Jason!!

[@davidallan3360]

Keep the hustle man NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED ! And EVERY THING HAPPENS FOR A REASON ! Can’t wait for all the videos to come ! STAY SAFE OUT THERE !

[@DreamInspired]

Boom! That’s exactly why I do this! ✊🏻✊🏻

[@bebuzynski]

Enjoy watching your journey. Keep up the good work.

[@macktingstorm1691]

You have to do what it takes to get the loads to keep the money flowing. Stay safe!!

[@richardcheca346]

Wish you the best !!! Go ahead man !! Good luck !!

[@michaelcline8835]

Get it man! RVT says "Hustle, Intensity, Focus and Respect." I think you've got those covered!

[@alwayshustle5591]

That’s a lot of equipment you’ve changed in the last several months... hotshot trucks with conversion, hotshot trailer, Volvo tractor, hopper trailer, etc. you have to be in the hole financially. You were so excited about the opportunity kicking down you door. Sucks to hear it didn’t work out... hope the loads and rates pick up for you. Keep driving hard and stick with it... you’ll get ahead with hard work as you’ve seen already.

[@DreamInspired]

Not gonna lie, we’re in the hole a bit. But if I dropped this all together and refocused on my other business, it wouldn’t take long to recoup the loss. Everyone has a few bumps. I may have hit a mountain or 2 but we’re doing much better now. Thanks for the support!

[@tsimmons1974ts]

Oakley is the bomb Bro enddump gets you by the house a lot, Keep on hustling man a few more months to go your year will go by fasr 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@farmerjoe338]

Thank you thank you for your truth and honesty, God Bless

[@cheetoskid]

Good info and explanation Jason...thx!

[@wendylou202]

It would’ve made me so mad to know he was going to the gym knowing you guys were sitting with no work! Had a dispatcher like that once!! Didn’t start work until an hour after loads starting hitting the boards. I am our dispatcher now! 😊

[@DreamInspired]

The other guys didn’t know til I had them muted on a conference call. He told me a few times so I thought they deserved to hear he was at the gym too

[@samsungtrucker3329]

glad to see you found a better way to stay in biz

[@ryanmazza1233]

How much weight do you pull on an average with the power only? I should probably wait for the next video though you'll probably answer it there Haha. My curiosity on this is whether a 5500 size truck or a semi is better in that market.

[@JoseMarquez-ke7km]

Great video 👍 looking forward on the one a day videos .

[@mickeyw8367]

Sorry to hear the bulk business didn't work out for you but you know what they say live and learn then move on to Live Another Day. keep the great videos coming I'm learning more and more everyday. as always be safe out there

[@aaronconnor9254]

Do what's best for you and yours, in the end it's all about hard work and moving ahead, learning and growing if you have stayed where you were in hotshots you wouldn't have learned what the other aspects of trucking are all about. And one day having your own trucking company and knowing what it takes to have one.

[@DreamInspired]

Thanks for the support Aaron!

[@bobbyporter9257]

Glad to hear that you did figure out that you cannot work for untrusted brokers, you shouldnt pay but 2-4 % per week for factoring also. I knew that your trailer rental was to high. Glad you have moved into power only i also have applied for that and drop n hook also..call me i have 4,5 yrs of otr and refer,dry van, hazmat tanker endorsements...

[@brianknorr6202]

Sorry to hear about that bud. Love watching your videos

[@Bikerguy5845]

Been there done that. I had an owner who made some big promises he refused to live up to...GOODBYE!!!

[@antoniojones7474]

Great job with your videos brother. Keep up the good work .

[@motofarmmx2430]

Should of kept the ram. You're jumping around way too much.

[@DreamInspired]

Making more here with less headache... But who knows, maybe I should have... Maybe I’ll buy another 1 day

[@motofarmmx2430]

@@DreamInspired I'm sure it's going to equal out to the same over time possibly more with the hotshot. You also need to figure in how much you've lost over getting rid of the hotshot setup plus your time in the grain hauling.

[@DreamInspired]

Motofarm mx all the numbers are accounted for. We’re a little further in the hope than we planned with all the changes so quickly, but we’re on track to recoup the loss over the next 8-12 months. So far the power only loads have done pretty well and I’m hoping things here will continue to grow. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RedskinzFan]

@@DreamInspired power only wont be enough to keep you growing. Go flatbed

[@DreamInspired]

VETERANS OVER THE ROAD VOTR power only is just to get cash for the step deck. Turning out to be a pretty good gig so far so I’m not that mad at it right now. We’re continuing on tho! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@billyhammock6379]

Hope things get better for you soon

[@generalinfo9452]

Always great info thanks Jason enter me I could use an inverter in my hot shot.

[@billsventure]

In a previous comment when you first got the Volvo I thought you would get a flatbed or steodeck. That's where your experience was from Hotshoting. Maybe you should think about that.

[@DreamInspired]

Saving for the step deck! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@another_day_with_waylon]

Enjoy your videos, very inspiring.

[@josviel7josviel773]

I really like your videos, I would like to know if Oakley trucking pay the hopper drivers well? I hope you can answer this question..have a great weekend!

[@JustAnotherTrader]

I used to get great rates for food grade tank, as long as you dont haul juice.

[@jonesfrs3920]

Thanks for the update

[@staceywalters7476]

We enjoy your videos, you are very informative . We are planning to start our own hot shot business soon.

[@jay300m04]

i'm sad to hear this is happening to you. don't give up on your dreams just change the company you're working with or even try landstar until you can find a private company to sign on to. don't let the devil win. God inspired you with these dreams so it is possible to succeed.

[@miltonyeah7786]

Cool. Love the Volvo. Everyone gets the cramped up Pete.

[@DreamInspired]

I prefer my hotel room on wheels over them coffin sleepers any day! 😎👍🏻

[@silvercummins3558]

Great video keep them coming

[@DJT4363]

im lookn to do the power unit only thing. can u recommend or do a video on the basics of it?

[@stephenbrandon8117]

Sorry it didn't work out but when one door closes another one opens keep up th he grind my friend

[@prepinvest]

As a up and coming broker I am ashamed to admit that I know a few brokers like that who don't treat drivers with respect. I see the carriers I work with as business partners because I can make all the sales calls I want. But at the end of the day you guys are the ones that are moving my customers product and getting food on my table as well.

[@stevebernard3356]

I hual grain paid by the hour pulling super b hoppers or dump trailers long hour pays good some loads of bean meal or dgg suck if there loaded hot u suck it up a deal with it iv done %pay ones never age than by load the load with hourly pay for preload trailers and locations pickup now doing all by the hour as a company driver love it

[@bstransporthotshot3737]

Sammy (MakeCents) is doing power only as well. Looking forward to seeing you everyday in October. 🤘🏼

[@rino1901]

I hauled cattle Their trailer their washout fee. Also dont always pay a trailer fee. Or it's from their 10%

[@killnconquer2645]

You sound very green but we all have to start somewhere. Come drive with us free trailer use

[@DreamInspired]

That was 5 years ago. And yeah I got screwed big time by NorAg. Been running Power Only since and doing pretty decent.

[@seanc9656]

That's some rough numbers...88 cents. Up hill battle. 🚛🚛

[@trcattle2797]

Hopefully things improve alot...

[@godspeedtransport5981]

Man all that sucks. I liked hauling bulk. It was fun. And I understand your not talking about the bulk business. Just the particular situation you were in. Anyways be safe cya on the next.

[@lancelarson6710]

Wow the private haulers we have at the grain elevator i work at only get paid $0.49 a mile. They hauled either from elevator to elevator; which there is 15 of them; or from elevator to ethinol plant. You were getting paid double what they get. Id say that was a pretty good deal.

[@lancelarson6710]

Oh Californian, i get it now, ok. That would be a good gig here in Iowa.

[@TheRandyman2589]

Lol I know all kinds of brokers that will pull that shit. Don't go through brokers, go direct only use a broker when you need back hauls. My trucks average 2 to 3 dollars all miles pulling hopper. Use bulkloads load board for hopper bottom. It's not that bad. Proper trip planning is key. Schedule loads in advance factoring in possible wait time, blah blah blah. I've been in hopper for 14 years.

[@DreamInspired]

Yeah I wasn’t the biggest fan of the hopper game but that’s not saying I wouldn’t go back. Money talks tho it did sour on me a bit. If I ever do, I’ll bring my own trailer

[@crockett5]

Wash outs, it's a given, that's not a hidden thing.. you are dealing with bulk food it's a given you have to get the trailer cleaned. If you run a reefer truck it's the same thing.. you need wash outs.. This is standard industry stuff.. I know you never did it before, but that's how the broker is gonna look at it. like you should have known.. Also he fuel.. you are always heavy with bulk.. that's why they call it bulk.. they put as much as they can in the trailer. It's always heavy.. Tanker trucks are the same. No one is paying for half a load, it's a bulk shipment method so they fill them up which equals lots of wear on the truck and lots of fuel.. The paying to get paid or what ever.. man that's going to be "every" company. It might not be the same thing you get charged for, but every single company is going to nickle and dime you out of your money. They all do it, all of them, and it's always on top of their 20-25% or whatever they charge you to lease on.. I see all the hotshot guys wanting to jump up into semis out of their hotshot trucks.. Well these are the kinds of reasons why some of us jumped out of semis into our own hot shot trucks with our own authority's.. The trucking business is a scumy business. if it's not the brokers screwing you it's the company you leased onto..You have to pick your poison.. 2 things.. #1 if you are going to lease on, find some place "stable" and stay there even if it's not perfect. (It will NEVER be perfect) The grass isn't always greener on the other side, but you will never find green grass if you don't give it time to grow... #2.. as a owner op.. leasing on to a company and paying them to dispatch you and then paying them 20-30% what ever the rate is, is you giving up full control of your business and paying them to do it.. You think any dispatcher is going to spend time looking for the best load for you when he's dispatching who knows how many other trucks? No.. he's gonna spend 10 mins and he's going to fill the loads HE needs to fill not what is BEST for you.. If you are running under some big company, and he needs to put a load on your truck.. He's not worried about what load pays the most or sets you up the best. He's looking at the loads on his board that his boss told him to get moved... Every company i going to be this same problem, none of them will run your truck the best way for YOU, but rather what is the best for them and they ALWAYS get paid before you do... That is something you are just going to have to grin and bear and accept so long as you have other people's numbers on your truck.. For now though, I highly suggest that you find someplace and make it stick.. power only is probably not gonna be it if you are not moving dedicated trailers..

[@DreamInspired]

Hey David, thanks for the comment and thanks for stepping in to offer advice. You wouldn’t believe how many others just say “fuck this guy”. Thanks for offering some views here man. As for the washout, it wasn’t a hidden thing, I knew plenty about them, but I was told I would be reimbursed after sending in my receipt and invoicing for it... That didn’t happen unfortunately. My friends working for the company have their reimbursed, but they refused to pay me for it. As for power only, so far I’m doing ok with it. Still learning as I go. Did an 8 run dedicated set from Utility in VA. Been trying to see where the best money will be in this until I buy a step deck. It’s working good so far but I know it could definitely be much better. We’ll see how things go thru out this month! 👍🏻

[@doublew030]

I’m starting my CDL soon. I’m looking into buying a truck. What do I buy guys or gals? I’m looking for used around 80k budget. Any good options?

[@kevinnorman5110]

I just now joined you. I liked your video, and subscribed to your channel. Looking to be an owner operator soon in the business, and definitely looking at a hopper of my own. Your awesome!

[@ryanwilliams5474]

Love the new truck

[@HotShotHaven]

The result of giving other people (dispaters) control of what you’ve built and becoming basically a worker with all the responsibilities of an owner, while depending on someone that has NO vested interest in your business to determine the gross productivity...

[@cbasshd6382]

Always like watching your channel. God bless n

[@Rollie-Lund]

You should try working for Foltz trucking, 900 trailers with a lot of drop and hook. They pay for the wash outs with accounts all over, and we don’t sit around.

[@DreamInspired]

Putting this on my notes to check on tomorrow! Where is Foltz located?

[@Rollie-Lund]

Dream Inspired Detroit Lakes Mn. 800-346-3950.

[@Rollie-Lund]

To get payed,you scan all your paperwork with an app on your phone,and mail it in at a later time,deliver on Monday, get paid direct deposit on Friday.

[@farmerjon360]

I'm a little lost on your washout requirement; I deal with 100's of trucks a year hauling grain & dry fertilizer. all we require is for the driver to sweep out the inside of the trailer prior to loading & after unloading unless they are loading the same product repeatedly. what were you hauling that actually required you to washout?

[@DreamInspired]

Chicken meal, bone meal, alfalfa, apples, corn meal, etc. Had to get a wash out every single time because every load was different and we couldn’t cross contaminate. Quick that shit after 2 weeks. Broker was screwing us really bad too.

[@randydarcey2947]

Biggest problem for me when I did bulk was being heavy all the time. Last 15 years at land star are cake. 8000lb loads are 💰 money.

[@jeraldhogan]

It's two years OTR experience for consideration at Oakley Trucking.

[@DreamInspired]

Gotcha. I was told the same but that part never came up when I was getting started with them. It might be to direct lease or hire on... but it never came up when I was applying. They had me all set up to start but I chose a different route for myself. Didn’t even have a full year at that point.

[@danmurray855]

Interested in hearing your experience

[@shanetorgerson3010]

Beautiful tractor. Didn't realize you bought your own

[@DreamInspired]

Thanks Shane!

[@northernpacific4961]

Is the Broker in Iowa? Getting into Grain Hauling a move from Reefer....

[@mikejtrucking3646]

I’m in the same situation as you. Started a company and just got a 2nd truck. My second truck I plan on leasing on mainly because of insurance. If you’re not leasing on where are you getting power only loads? And do you know of any companies that would allow me to lease on with less than 6 months otr

[@DreamInspired]

I get all my loads from the load boards. And no I don’t know anyone leasing anyone with less than a year minimum

[@mikejtrucking3646]

Dream Inspired thanks. I’m using DAT. Good power only on there. My friend does power only as well and he does the load out trailers. Not a bad deal.

[@DreamInspired]

I’d say 90% of my power only loads so far have been brand new trailers direct from the factory so I can’t complain.

[@mikejtrucking3646]

Dream Inspired awesome. Thanks for the info. If I have any other questions I’ll definitely reach out to you again.

[@scottsime5197]

Yeah never, never lease up with a broker they are in it for themselves 100%.. Power only is definitely much less stress most have flexible delivery times. You can usually pick up / deliver 24/7. And you usually pull new trailers..and the best part is your empty which is better mpg's and way less wear tear on your truck...

[@DreamInspired]

Man I’m at almost 8mpg right now! This is way better lol

[@danieljohnson4223]

Noone is more invested in your business than you. Got to do what's best for number 1

[@truckerjon7255]

You can always go work for life is good he's pretty good guy to work for

[@shermanjack7251]

Great move at the end it’s your business no need not to be in the red

[@stlrsfan58]

Good video. Safe Travels

[@jeffreyclifton7609]

Awesome video

[@andrewfield272]

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧Good luck to ya guy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@hotshotbythemile2811]

Power inverter cool 😎

[@MasterNele03]

Hey man gotta do what's right for your business I get it. Glad your still at it though and not throwing in the towel.

[@DreamInspired]

It was hard to keep going. Thought about quitting all together but I’m glad I didn’t

[@autosnottoyahemi5.76.1]

Samething happened to me had to shut down cause I can't afford to pay to haul these broker's loads.

[@kjenkins8648]

Mistake #1 3:32 "Under the assumption" deal in written contracts only. JMO best of luck.

[@DreamInspired]

You are right my friend. Other guy was paying $200 so I really had no reason to suspect I would be treated differently... But than I was. Lesson learned

[@gherasimtibi]

U can tell the owner operators vs drivers by how much drivers talk about cents per mile

[@Antonyg2100]

Thanks for sharing your story

[@DreamInspired]

Thanks for the support!

[@thomasvincent9027]

It is always best to make sure that you have the right broker, not just for money but to make sure that they have your back such as if you're supposed to be reimbursed or something like that.

[@joetaylor9678]

A video a day, when will you have time to eat? Lol.. keep drinking your “Bang”. J, you have great business sense and you are more than justified in moving on to another broker. It sounds like changing types of loads to meet what the economy demands is similar to playing the stock market. Gotta know when to get in and when to get out. Keep truckin’ (1/31)

[@DreamInspired]

1/31 starts tomorrow... I’m on 2/33 still in September lol 😎👍🏻

[@michaelkeagy8096]

Could you do power only with a single axle tractor

[@DreamInspired]

Yep see it all the time

[@munoztransport-701]

WOW!!!!! BROKERS ARE A JOKE!!! I get phone calls all the time from Brokers offering me loads for $1.00 a mile and nothing coming back... I’ve had my own authority and have a couple jobs I do direct that’s the only way I can survive... Some companies charge 10% for trailer which is $2000 a month.. That’s twice of what I pay on a brand new trailer... You’ll find you a good gig one of these days!!

[@ericbinney7635]

You need to get a hopper again and come run nd with us grain boys

[@ethanmorton7122]

You need to get into bulk liquid transport. Guys that contract haul liquid fertilizer for us (UAN products) make pretty good money.

[@matinho0710]

what company has those loads

[@barntt]

Grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the fence!

[@og6340]

Yeah cause it’s artificial grass lol 😂

[@scothurst2919]

Hey man keep up the good work... Its All about making money..

[@skrapenpennies9947]

If everybody would quit taking cheap loads they would go up on rates or find self driving trucks

[@raywilson800]

Did you say you were working for Midwestern Distribution. They had guys that were paying them to work there. They would sell you COE Freightliner with a mighty Cummins for $1.00 down.

[@brenthass5876]

With fuel costs the way they are it's hard to make a living even owning my own triple axle trailer and truck and I get $2 a mile roughly

[@bounpasongvongsamphanh5747]

When you’re in doubt, you gotta get out.

[@bryanjase6930]

Awesome

[@josecarrizal7838]

Great info thanks

[@DreamInspired]

Thanks for the support! ✊🏻✊🏻

[@flushmammadrama]

Ya need to find a better broker... Bc here in central nebraska hoppers local haul can gross 3500-4000 a week or Otr hopper in this are gross 6500-7500 a week if ya run hard