Nelson's Custom TruckingPilot Car Service in Stoughton, Saskatchewan

Custom Grain & Fertilizer Hauling and Escort Services in Stoughton, Saskatchewan

Two sides of one trucking business

Nelson's Custom Trucking is a Saskatchewan trucking business run by Joey Nelson. Its own website is titled "Custom Grain & Fertilizer Hauling – Across the Prairies," says it is based out of Kisbey, Saskatchewan (about 30 km from Stoughton, where its mailing address is), and promises "fast, reliable, professional service with a smile." This directory profile also lists pilot truck, oversize load escort, hot shot and traffic control services, so it is worth describing both sides of the business.

Custom grain and fertilizer hauling

For a farmer, the busiest weeks of the year are seeding and harvest, and neither can wait for trucks to turn up. Custom hauling means hiring a trucking operator to move grain from the field or bin to an elevator or terminal, or to bring fertilizer from the dealer to the farm in time for seeding. The company says it serves the three prairie provinces, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and that pricing and scheduling are available on request.

Photos on its website show a white tractor pulling a hopper-bottom grain trailer set, unloading into a Springland auger in winter and again at dusk with its marker lights glowing, a familiar sight on prairie roads during long fall days.

Pilot truck, hot shot and traffic control

• Pilot truck and oversize load escort – lead or trailing escort for wide and long loads (listed in the directory profile)
• Hot shot trucking – smaller, time-sensitive loads
• Traffic control and flagging – managing traffic around loads and work zones
• Local and long-distance service – including across Canada and the United States, according to the directory profile

Booking a haul

• Tell the dispatcher the crop or product, the quantity, the pickup and delivery points, and when you need it moved
• Ask about trailer types and whether tarping, scale tickets or elevator appointments are involved
• For escort work, share your permit conditions and route, since requirements differ across provinces and states

Contact

Call Joey Nelson at 306-457-7336, visit nelsonscustomtrucking.com or message the business on Facebook.