Dry Bulk
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What are the differences between driving dry van and dry bulk? (Except for the type of trailer)
EVERYTHING!!! Dry bulk is hauled in pneumatic tanks, hopper bottoms, etc. Things like fertilizer, grain, etc...that wouldn't stay put in a 'dry van' very well. Loosely, flowing, but not liquid like PJ hauls.
This should help: Dry Bulk Pneumatics
Tom has never pulled this ... but I've seen them around; quite exciting! Probably less viscosity than a smooth bore tank like our asphalt (and PJ's stuff) but still...a type of 'tank.'
~ Anne ~
ps: Look up some old posts by Amish Country; pretty sure that's what he did!
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.OWI:
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OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Bruce dry bulk trailers are pneumatic tankers. Truck has to have special expensive equipment, IE a blower. Still need a tanker endorsement. We have a few here and there in specialized markets. They can haul anything fine. Alot do flour, sugar and paper plants have something that is hauled with them. I’ll stick with liquid, it won’t normally plug a hose up.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I dont know if it really qualifies as bulk, but from time to time Ill haul a load of bulk mulch and or bark chips. They shoot it into a regular dry van using a coveyer. I have to run straps inside at 1/3 and 2/3 of the trailer to keep the sides from blowing out. At the consignee , they put the trailer up on a tipper and empty it out. Some lift up the whole tractor and trailer combo. Its technically a bulk load, but its pretty close to regular dry van. Ive also done cardboard loads the same way, but they are usually bailed and loaded directly on the deck, no pallets.
Consignee:
The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
The work “bulk” in Bruce’s example applies more so to the type of trailer as PJ described.
Frack sand was (is) hauled this way big time as well. There was an outfit trying to break into frack sand using what seemed to be similar to 20' intermodal containers, my brother was talking about that a lot in the last couple of years that he was doing oil field pneumatic hauling. Seemed to be a more efficient method. No real extensive driver down time to load or unload - like picking up a railyard load - the box gets dropped on your chassis and you haul it to the site where they lift it off and give you an empty to haul back.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
Hmmm the other day, I was heading to the freeway behind a crappy looking dry van. His crack/hole at the rear doors joining bottom corners was some weird brownish/yellow granular stuff leaking out as he drove more a dust. Parked at a signal, it built up quite a little mound....
Made me wonder what the hell it was and why was it maybe just tossed/blown into his trailer? lol Always get to see some weird stuff out here
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
Hmmm the other day, I was heading to the freeway behind a crappy looking dry van. His crack/hole at the rear doors joining bottom corners was some weird brownish/yellow granular stuff leaking out as he drove more a dust. Parked at a signal, it built up quite a little mound....
Made me wonder what the hell it was and why was it maybe just tossed/blown into his trailer? lol Always get to see some weird stuff out here
I dont know if it really qualifies as bulk, but from time to time Ill haul a load of bulk mulch and or bark chips. They shoot it into a regular dry van using a coveyer. I have to run straps inside at 1/3 and 2/3 of the trailer to keep the sides from blowing out. At the consignee , they put the trailer up on a tipper and empty it out. Some lift up the whole tractor and trailer combo. Its technically a bulk load, but its pretty close to regular dry van. Ive also done cardboard loads the same way, but they are usually bailed and loaded directly on the deck, no pallets.
Davy was leeching chlorophyll droppings, for rabbit cages, in your wake, Stevo?!?!?
I'm interested in how one would STRAP this load, in a closed trailer ?!?!
PIX, somebody~ thanks guys!
~ Anne ~
ps: StevoReno .. ya know I love JAW'ing w/ ya man... but the Crack / Hole ...auugh!! 
Consignee:
The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Hmmm the other day, I was heading to the freeway behind a crappy looking dry van. His crack/hole at the rear doors joining bottom corners was some weird brownish/yellow granular stuff leaking out as he drove more a dust. Parked at a signal, it built up quite a little mound....
Made me wonder what the hell it was and why was it maybe just tossed/blown into his trailer? lol Always get to see some weird stuff out here
I dont know if it really qualifies as bulk, but from time to time Ill haul a load of bulk mulch and or bark chips. They shoot it into a regular dry van using a coveyer. I have to run straps inside at 1/3 and 2/3 of the trailer to keep the sides from blowing out. At the consignee , they put the trailer up on a tipper and empty it out. Some lift up the whole tractor and trailer combo. Its technically a bulk load, but its pretty close to regular dry van. Ive also done cardboard loads the same way, but they are usually bailed and loaded directly on the deck, no pallets.
Davy was leeching chlorophyll droppings, for rabbit cages, in your wake, Stevo?!?!?
I'm interested in how one would STRAP this load, in a closed trailer ?!?!
PIX, somebody~ thanks guys!
~ Anne ~
ps: StevoReno .. ya know I love JAW'ing w/ ya man... but the Crack / Hole ...auugh!!
When I got to the shipper and they said they needed straps. I said, yeah, I'm green but not that green. But they explained to me that they have to strap. They run the straps from seem to seem about midway up and then fill the container. They told me in CO where it was delivering that it's a state law for closed top containers. It's supposed to be hauled in open top like a chip container.
Consignee:
The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Lol ….I’ve just been laughing
Hmmm the other day, I was heading to the freeway behind a crappy looking dry van. His crack/hole at the rear doors joining bottom corners was some weird brownish/yellow granular stuff leaking out as he drove more a dust. Parked at a signal, it built up quite a little mound....
Made me wonder what the hell it was and why was it maybe just tossed/blown into his trailer? lol Always get to see some weird stuff out here
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.New Reply:
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What are the differences between driving dry van and dry bulk? (Except for the type of trailer)
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.