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Bulkloads University: Who actually pays you to move bulk freight? What types of customers are there in the bulk industry? How out of shape am I? What is it like hauling DDG's in a hopper?

Aug 15, 2026 at 03:28 AM CST
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In this episode of Bulk Loads University, Rob breaks down one of the most hated jobs in bulk trucking: unloading DDGs (dried distillers grains). You'll see exactly how it's done — big doors, vibrators, clean slope sheets, the right shoes — plus the hard-won tricks that save you from sitting over a pit for 2.5 hours beating a load out of your trailer.
 
But before the hammer comes out, Rob walks through something every hopper hauler needs to understand: who you actually haul for. Farmers, trading companies, producers, end users, and brokers — how each one pays, how to keep the relationship good, and the "blind BOL" secret most people never get explained to them.
 
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/Y2_dLbXe7ao?si=ou7d1R0fpi4TvYyr
 
 
Replied on Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 02:19 PM CST
The link doesn’t and it wont allow me to copy it either.
Replied on Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 02:01 PM CST
Pfft. Most hated because they use the wrong trailer. I love hauling them. If people hate hauling them they need to quit doing it dirt cheap