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The growth of
farm
transportation
Story by Angela Reiners
T
en years ago, the line to the
scale at the elevator was long
and was composed of what
looked like a rag-tag fleet of dissimilar
vehicles: various colored carts pulled
by tractors, some rusty, some well
used, interspersed by red grain trucks
that looked like they should have been
retired long ago. Everything producers
had was used to get the crop to the
market.
That scene has largely changed today.
The line seems to be shorter, and
although you see an occasional wagon
or grain truck, the fleet is now largely
composed of sleek, powerful semi-
trucks pulling 50-foot Timpte Super
Hoppers. Was it the size of the crop,
the efficiency of hauling, or sheer
economics that prompted producers to
make the switch?
Talking to farmers about whether they
are choosing to buy their own semi-
trucks or contracting out, and the
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