It's just a cheeseburger, calm down.

If you think you want get into hauling cattle, to escape electronic logs, that's the wrong reason. I see way too many greenhorns out here fucking things up for everyone else. If you load fats, load your nose. If you're going into a kill plant, make sure your traps are closed. Stop and check your cattle every so often, and get your downers up. If someone tells you to be somewhere at a certain time, be there. If you can't be there, pick up the phone and call. Adults shouldn't need babysitters to make sure they're where they're supposed to be. If you're loading somewhere with other trucks, give them a hand loading if they're isn't other help available. Don't just load and haul ass, unless it's 85+ degrees out, and you're parked in the sun. The most important thing, if you're tired, learn how to say "no". No hamburger is worth your life, or someone else's. If you can't stay awake for a day or two, without drugs, or load cattle by yourself, maybe cow trucking isn't right for you. Cattle aren't pets, they're rarely friendly, and you will get hurt. Try not to unnecessarily put yourself in a spot with no escape. Gating the belly, unloading your centers, and being near the chute, are the most dangerous places to be. We're getting too many people out here half-assing things. This job isn't about being a badass, a super trucker, ramrod, or whatever outlaw bullshit stuff you've heard. Yes we're overweight, blow scales, run all hours of day and night, but it's what we do, to do our job. In the end, we're out here to move cattle safely, try not to get hurt, and hopefully they all walk off the trailer.