LIVESTOCK HAULAGE COST?

[livestock 1]

Sitting at an auction all day after getting up at 3am to get some loads back out then working half the night after.

 

[Optimus]

do the people who have these large tractor drawn cattle trailers, run them on the cherry? meet all the road regulations etc etc?

We've a 26ft float go all over the place with it.its agricultural so why would you use white?

 

[beefandsleep]

do the people who have these large tractor drawn cattle trailers, run them on the cherry? meet all the road regulations etc etc?

Of course, when you haul grain do you run your tractor on road diesel or red?

 

[egbert]

and there was me thinking there was some distance restriction on red usage

 

[casper74]

I pay between £8 -£10 per beast back here from marts in the north west usually a 6 wheeler, and between £28-£32 per beast back from the south east.
I have no complaints with that, I need the animals moving I wouldn't want the job, very unsociable hours, loading some very stressed excitable cattle , no thanks. All the wagons I use the drivers are great guys and girls they do a blooming good job as far as i'm concerned.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

I notice the OP was taking cattle from Essex to Ashford so there is another cost on this namely the Dartford crossing at another £6.00 each way so £12.00 extra to pay!!

 

[bluebell]

yeh for us honest lot, since they stopped paying at the boothes millions is lot by foreign lorries just not paying? same as when tax disc was stopped, went to save money make it easier? all thats done again is cost the country millions in lost tax ?