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Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:49 AM by: Anonymous
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Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 8:42 PM by: Anonymous
check with your local DOT office and they can tell you the regulations
Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 9:40 AM by: Anonymous
all depends on what you want to try ,most people have more than 1 tank
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 5:03 PM by: Anonymous
Is it legal to have two separate fuel tanks each that hold less than 119 gallons for transporting fuel on highway to any job site without having cdl and haz mat endorsement? Some individuals say yes, some say no. All regs I have seen say tank must be smaller than 119 gals ,but does not state whether or not that you could use more than one tank.
Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 11:04 PM by: Kent Braathen
Started cutting at Kiowa,KS today. Should be in full swing in couple days.
Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 9:54 AM by: Mark Jensen- J and H Harvesting
Your right TZ we will have alot to do later in the year!! Problem is we need to get to SD for corn and beans too:<( We will get it worked out somehow I guess. Hope all is well with you and family. Hope everyone is keeping the rates up so we aren't working for a loss this year. With the crops that are out there and $2.99 diesel for trucks and $2.60 for combines I see no reason to go under 21s. We are holding most all of our smaller to mid size jobs at the 23s like last year and have heard no complaints!! You will never get a raise unless you ask for it!! Same as any job, we just need to explain our costs to them and if you are cutting a real good yield, take time to do total dollars divided by total bushels for your customer. It really puts it in respective to him how cheap a good crop really is to cut at a good yield. I have had 50 to 60+ bushel yields come out to .50 to .75 cents per bushel cut, hauled, and they never touch it. Really makes a customer look at it in a different way than by the acre!! GOOD LUCK ALL!! Sincerely, Mark Jensen
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 11:20 PM by: TZ
Good to hear from you, Mark Jensen...thanks for the time you gave for the comments! You've helped the number grow from 41 to 51 today. THANK YOU!! We're now up to 12.5% of our membership caring enough to let PHMSA know the concern for our industry!! The deadline for leaving your comment is July 6.
As far as the late planting in the northern states, guess you'll have a lot to do when the rest of us have to go home to cut beans and corn :)
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 9:03 PM by: Mark Jensen- J and H Harvesting
Been cutting about a week in Seymour TX. Yields are all over the board. Very wet at home in MT. Alot of acres not getting seeded in Northern MT, ND, and Canada!!! Could be a late harvest up there for sure. Hope everyone out there is having a good start!! Stay safe and get your comments in on the tank issue. Finally got time to do ours the other day. Sorry so late TZ:<)
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 4:11 PM by: TZ
Scott - if you're a member, all that information is in the 2010 membership directory. If you're not a member, we'd sure like to have you join! You can probably go to each state's website and find the information you're looking for.
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 2:56 PM by: Scott
Could someone tell me what the minimum widths are for trucking combines during harvest? Is there a listing somewhere by state?
thanks
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 10:42 AM by: TZ
YAY!!! I just checked the PHMSA regulations site and see we had 10 more comments added! Thanks to everyone who took the time to do this! It doesn't have to be just one person from your company - as many comments we can get, the better. Have anyone associated with the custom havesting industry leave a comment - anyone you know that will support this change!
If you need to have Pam submit it for you online, give her a call! 620/664-6297
Friday, June 04, 2010 - 9:43 AM by: TZ
A reminder to all:
PLEASE take the time to send your comments to PHMSA. Questions on how to do it? Call Pam in the office, refer to the newsletter or the letter you received in the mail, or call me. In Nike's words, "Just do it"! We need our voice heard and it needs to be strong. We've got 400 members - we need more than 33 comments to make them realize this is an important issue to our industry! Don't count on someone else to do it for you.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 2:58 PM by: KMJ
Ed- first & foremost, you apparently don't cook for your crew. I have to spend money for fuel, food etc. My time should count for something. I charge my brother-in-law $6.00 per head for his crew. There are 3 of them. Where are they going to get a home cooked meal for $18.00. I don't think people on the harvest run realize what is all involved. I'm the wife, momma, cook, babysitter, etc. Can you actually put a price tag on that? We are finishing up our 1st job tonite & we'll be moving to west central Oklahoma in the a.m. I hope everyone is being careful & drinking lots of water. It is definitly hot. I know we will be sure we are legal before we get to Nebraska. My men were impressed with the meeting at Fredrick. Thanks Kent. Appreciate what you did.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 8:13 AM by: Pam
Just a reminder folks. Advertising is not allowed on the discussion board. If you are a member you are welcome to advertise in the classified section and pay for your ad just like everyone else. By advertising, I mean selling equipment, looking for acres, looking to hire your trucks or machinery out. People looking to work on a harvest crew, please feel free to leave your information. Thanks!
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 8:00 AM by: Anonymous
We will start cutting in okeene ok this week
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 10:38 PM by: rob
cutting in granite,ok today
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 9:49 AM by: TZ
I was just going to do that:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/US-Custom-Harvesters-Inc/125042027518221?ref=sgm
or search for U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 8:58 AM by: Anonymous
POST THE Link please.
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 12:19 AM by: TZ
For those of you interested, USCHI now has a Facebook page.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 5:01 PM by: Anonymous
Anonymus,How if you would rise the Wages to $20.-/Hour?
Overtime plus 50%,Saturday plus 100% and Sunday/Bank Holiday plus 200%
Is that too much asked?
Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 4:52 PM by: Anonymous
http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/
Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 2:03 AM by: Martin
Hi, just wondering whether, in general, American harvesting contractors would be willing to take on younger employees (19yo) to operate combines and pick up bins?
Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 11:26 PM by: cw
Started cutting in burkburnett today,
Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 9:30 AM by: Sam
I am after information about working in the USA.I am 22yr old male from Australia and am currently full time truck driving i have been driving trucks on and off for the past four years (semi's or 18 wheelers, and am about to get my b'double/road train licence) as well as working on farms all my life as i was brought up on the land. I want to come over there for a season truck driving and would like to know how to go about it and if i would to be able to got work there. I would appreciate any information. my email is sam.wendelborn@live.com.au i don't get to check it very often as i don't get home from work much so i will try to get back to you asap. thank you Sam.
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 12:00 PM by: TZ
This mentions South Carolina laws but it pertains to the FEDERAL law that Nebraska has begun to enforce:
http://www.speedingticketcentral.com/commercial-motor-vehicle.html
AND
http://blog.midwestcompliance.com/2008/05/is-your-pickup-truck-commercial-motor.html
AND
It looks like we have a little more time before we need to worry about CSA 2010:
"The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced April 5th, that full implementation required for all states, of CSA 2010, will be delayed to 2011. The agency's original plan was to begin implementing the program in July 2010 and to have all states fully functional by December of this year; currently their are nine states that are operating at 100%. It now appears that although certain phases of CSA 2010 will begin this fall, full implementation will not be completed until mid year 2011."
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 9:09 PM by: Kent Braathen
This is in response to federal DOT requirements for pick-ups. You need to have your company name, the city or community and State (name abbreviated) in which the carrier maintains its principal place of business, and DOT number on both sides of the vehicle. The marking may be painted on the motor vehicle or may consist of a removable device. You will also be required to have an annual inspection form and sticker, a fire extinguisher, warning triangles, and log book in each vehicle. Everything you would have in your trucks! This is a rule that has been on the books for 20 yrs. If you are pulling headers or campers this will be required. If your pick-up is 10,001 lbs gvw or 10,001 lbs gross combination weight, it is required. This is a federal law that will be enforced in EVERY state. The fine for not having any of the requirements is around $260 per vehicle.
Also, thanks to all of those who have submitted comments at www.regulations.gov for PHMSA-2009-0241! I hope more of you will take the time to submit comments. Also, we need everyones help with this if we are going to get any deregulation. All it will take is 10 to 20 minutes to do this! We are as close as we have ever been to getting any kind of help from PHMSA on a ruling change with our fuel tanks, BUT we need strong membership support. Let's show PHMSA that we are a strong and organized industry and that we are an important part of agriculture!
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 3:08 PM by: Couple
Oil prices rode over $3.00 near the end of trading today.
Better fill up everything brim full.Fuel prices will start rising steadily.Thanks obama...
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 2:31 PM by: E
You need to have DOT Number name of company on viehicle inspection sticker carry a log book just like u would in your truck.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 1:36 PM by: Couple needing harvest job
Yes.Any vehicle weight 10,001 pounds or more must have a DOT # posted. I would think the registered company name would be required as well.
No nothing about Nebraska,sorry.
To those in north Tx
I just took a load of fuel from Ardmore,Ok to Breckenridge Tx.
DOT was working hard from Wichita Falls south.
Oklahoma was all over Hwy 70 west of Waurika yesterday,but saw none today.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 12:34 PM by: Jr
so were suppose to have our company name and dot numbers on any vehicle pulling anything with a combination weight over 10000 lbs. is that correxct where at in nebraska are they set up at?
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