My milk truck (Part 1) A few have asked what my milk truck looks like so I thought I'd post up some pictures If others were curious too. For those that don't know I'm a self employed milk hauler. I pick up milk from the dairy farmers In the area and bring that to a cheese plant. The tank on the truck holds 6,000 gallons of milk. That translates Into 51,500lbs of milk. Myself and one other full time employee haul In 5 loads of milk one day and 4 loads the other day. Every other day Is the same exact stops. My truck puts on about 250 miles a day, 7 days a week, 17 to 18 hours a day, 365 days a year. On average I'll haul In 210,000lbs of milk a day (24,418 gallons of milk). The truck Is a 2007 Sterling LT9500. It's a 13 speed powered by a C13 Cat motor. I ordered the truck In June of 2006 and It arrived October of 2006. As of right now It has 238,000 miles on It. Here are a few pics. If I remember I'll bring a camera with me on the route some time this week and take some pics of the truck pumping the milk from the bulk tanks at the farm places and post them up on here. I'm betting there's many people on here that have no clue what goes on at dairy farms so I'll try and give you a little Insight on It. Here It Is the 1st day I got It from the dealer. Here are a few pics I took of It today at my place before It went back out for the evening run.
I remember seeing a couple of pics you posted of your truck before. You sure do put on the miles. I guess those cows wouldn't really appreciate it if you didn't show up for a couple of days would they? :D
Nice rig! So on my personal vehicle, 238,000 would mean its time to trade, but on a rig like that, Is that just getting broken in or is that getting up there in miles for a truck of that type. That thing never sleeps.
Nice ride Stevie! Your right about not know chit about dairy farmers. Is it them or the sheep farmers that wear the rubber boots? Man, this CRS is annoying! LOL...look forward to the future photos. Remember...don't get Russell all excited about large breasts ladden with milk.
It's a ton of work, not just the driving part but the book work that comes with It and the fixing late at night. I definitely couldn't do It alone. I have myself a great full time employee. Great employee's help make a business what It Is too. Thanks Matt!!
Lol!! It's way beyond broke In. Over the road trucks have It made, these milk trucks get the **** pounded out of them. To do It right I should be trading this truck off next year but I'm far from being able to do that.
