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VVoluMeoluMe 4545 NNuMberuMber 55 To Advertise Call (800) 462-8283 MMayay 20182018

BUFKATRUCKING LLC

REPORTING IN FROM DALLAS, ORE.

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REPORTING IN FROM...

The city of Dallas is the county seat of Polk county and has a population of 14,500. Dallas was settled in the 1840s and the postoffice was established in 1852. In order to be the county seat, thetowns people raised $17,000 to bring a narrow gauge railroad intotown. Originally called “Cynthiana” they changed it to Dallas afterthen vice-president George Mifflin Dallas under president JamesPolk of which the county was named after.

IN THIS ISSUE

ON THE FRONT: Eric Bufka poses in frontof his 2018 Kenworth W900B out on thejobsite. Burka made the move hauling for aconstruction company to hauling logs out inthe woods and hasn’t looked back. See “Diving into log trucking ”

starting on Page 4

2. REPORTING IN FROM...

4. DIVING INTO LOG TRUCKINGBUFKA TRUCKING - DALLAS, OREGON by Brandon Hansen

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BUFKA TRUCKING

Eric Bufka drives a 2018Kenworth W900B with aWhitlog trailer. He spent

years hauling for a construction company but

his friends got him interested in log trucking

and he’s now a year into be-ing an owner operator based

out of Dallas, Oregonwhere he works for Elkhorn

Timber.

DALLASOREGON

12. GRANDMA TRUCKKANDI MILLER.  by Brandon Hansen

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84 BUFKA TRUCKING - DALLAS, OREGON

Story by Brandon Hansen

Photos courtesy of Eric BufkaFor Loggers World

When it comes to log truck-ing, Eric Bufka dove in headfirst.

The Dallas, Oregon nativehas been around the logging

industry for a good chunk ofhis life and hung out at the lo-cal saw shop, but didn’t get in-to the industry until ridingalong with log trucker friends.

Bufka started out workingfor Emery and Son Construc-tion working on installing pipe,then worked his way into the

maintenance shopand got his CDL.

He began haul-ing excavators andsmall equipmentaround around theSalem area, haulingto places like Port-land and Bend.

Flash forwardjust a year later andhe’s an owner opera-tor of his own 2018Kenworth W900B

“A handful of myfriends were log

truckers and they told me Ihad to try it,” Bufka said. “Irode with a friend and washooked. Eventually I ended upbuying a 2009 Kenworth T800with a Whit-Log trailer.”

Having been hauling for ayear, Bufka made the transi-tion from construction to log-ging and enjoys the atmo-sphere around it.

“I spend a lot of time haulingaround places like Newportand Tillamook,” Bufka said.“As far as atmosphere goes, ev-erybody I met in constructiondid a lot of their work for fi-nancial reasons. In logging,guys did it because they en-joyed it.”

Bufka began hauling forHofenbredl Timber and thenfound an opening with ElkhornTimber. While the learningcurve for log trucking was diffi-cult at first, Bufka stuck withit.

“After a few months thingsgot more manageable,” Bufkasaid. “I started around thespring so things were just pick-ing up. I’d say it took about ayear total for things to becomemore comfortable and havesmooth sailing.”

The Dallas log trucker got a

(Continued on Page 6)

See “Bufka”

ERIC BUFKAEric Bufka grew up in Dallas, Oregonaround the timber industry and got into it a year ago as alog truck driver.

“A handful of my friends are log truckers

and they told me I had to try it. I rode with

a friend and was hooked.”ERIC BUFKA ON GETTING STARTED

DIVING INTO LOG TRUCKINGDallas log trucker Eric Bufka went from construction to owning his own truck in a hurry

MEAGAN AND ERIC BUFKA

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WHIT-LOG TRAILEREric Bufka’s 2018 Kenworth W900B has a Whit-Log longlogger trailer to haul around the NW corner of Oregon.

“As far as atmosphere goes, everybody I met in construction did a lot of their work for financial reasons. In logging, guys did it because they enjoyed it.”

ERIC BUFKA ON MAKING THE MOVE TO LOG TRUCKING

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big helping hand from KandiMiller, who showed him howto log truck from day one. Healso got a lot of help fromfriends Jerome Bittner andBrandon Johnson.

Now hauling from ElkhornTimber, Bufka has nothingbut nice things to say aboutthem. They always keep histruck hauling and Greg fromG&T Trucking does the dis-patching.

Since he used to work ontrucks before seeing his firstlog, Bufka is a stickler formaintenance and has his ownshop at home where he can dohis own work.

“For big jobs that I can’t do,I take my truck to FreebornFabrication,” Bufka said.

Bufka learned a lot fromowner operator Mike Gore-man. who told the young driv-er about his experience withhis own truck and showed

him the ins and outs of keep-ing one up.

“I learned a lot from himand he instilled a lot of workethic in me,” Bufka said.

Now Bufka is on the roadhauling to Rainier or Lebanonand Cottage Grove. Typicallyhe’s hauling to Weyerhaeuseror Hampton mills.

He gets his tires from LesSchwab in Dallas, Oregon andhis parts from FVMCOTrucks Parts in Indepen-dence. On his off time, Bufkaenjoys dirt biking and rockcrawling in an off-road vehiclewith his wife Meagan. Mea-gan does all the books for thecompany.

In an industry that sees itstruck drivers getting older,Bufka is one of the new youngguys hopping into the indus-try head first with little fear.With any luck, he’ll be the oneshowing the ropes of the in-dustry to another generationof log truck drivers.

Bufka

(Continued from Page 4)

FIRST TRUCKEric Bufka began driving on his own with a 2009 KenworthT800 with a Whit-Log trailer. Now Bufka is on the roadhauling to Rainier or Lebanon and Cottage Grove. Typically he’s hauling to a Weyerhaeuser or Hampton mill.

TIMBER IN OREGON2015 STATEWIDE TIMBER HARVEST3.65 BILLION FEET

OREGON TOTAL LAND AREA63 MILLION ACRES

GOVERNMENT FORESTLAND12 MILLION ACRES

PRIVATE FORESTLAND5.9 MILLION ACRES

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TOWERING ABOVEEric Bufka’s 2018Kenworth W900Bgets its Whit-Logtrailer loaded out onthe landing forElkhorn Timber inNW Oregon.

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UNLOADINGEric Bufka’s 2018 Kenworth W900B gets it Whit-Log trailer unloaded at the mill. Bufka is on the road haulingto Rainier or Lebanon and Cottage Grove. Typically he’shauling to a Weyerhaeuser or Hampton mill.

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GETTING LOADEDEric Bufka’s 2018 Kenworth W900B gets its Whit-Logtrailer loaded out on the landing for Elkhorn Timber inNW Oregon. Since he used to work on trucks before seeing his first log, Bufka is a stickler for maintenance andhas his own shop at home where he can do his own work.“For big jobs that I can’t do, I take my truck to Freeborn Fabrication,” Bufka said.

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Kandi Miller is known byher two grandsons as “Grand-ma Truck” and why not? Shehas been log trucking for 28years, spending five days aweek hauling, one day doingmaintenance and cleaning andmight have time to rest onSunday.

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Kandi started out drivingdump trucks and helpingbuild log roads, after gettingintroduced to the industry at ayoung age.

Millers dad owned a roadbuilding operation, her grand-pa owned a log truck and heruncle owned several logtrucks. Her uncle would pickher up several times a weekafter school and take Kandifor his last log load of the day.

“I wasn’t allowed to be agirl,” Miller said with a laugh.“My dad would drive skidders,and back then they werecalled go-go girls. One day Iwent to school and we wereasked what our parents didfor work. I said my dad rides

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go-go girls for a living andthen found myself in the prin-cipal's office. My mom had tocome into the office and ex-plain things.”

Kandi drove dump truck11 years for Holley Construc-tion, learning all the tricks ofdriving a truck. Mike Zanonaof Z&L Enterpise then con-vinced her to get into logtrucks. When she transitionedinto driving log truck, she hadto learn in a male-dominatedindustry. Lowell Schrockshowed he what it was likebeing an owner operator andhow to take care of her truck.Always a strong personality,Kandi doesn’t take much gufffrom people.

“My uncle also taught methat you never go to a job orjob interview with a dirty caror truck,” Kandi said. “That’sthe first thing people see ishow you are going to takecare of your truck. I spendlots of the weekends polish-ing, I'm a very big believer onmaintenance.”

Miller helped Eric Bufka ofDallas, Oregon get his start inthe industry by showing himsome of the ropes she hadlearned in her 28 years.

“I knew Eric’s mom anddad and met him where Ipark my truck, Freeborn Fab-rication.” Miller said.

Her two grandsons, eight-year-old Xander and seven-year-old Brody are big logtruckers in the making andhelp her out all the time withthe polishing of her truck andgetting it ready for parades.

“I do parades and truckshows and they help out alot,” Miller said.

They’re also big truck en-thusiasts and read every logtruck magazine they can gettheir hands on - including thisone! Also on board Miller’sPeterbilt is her short-leggedjack russell dog named Truck-er.

“He doesn’t know he’s adog,” Miller said. “The crew isnot allowed to walk by with-out talking to him otherwisehe’ll bark at them and followthem unless he gets atten-tion.”

So keep an eye out forMiller’s 2018 389 Peterbilt,which she’s nicknamed“Clyde” who was a good friendand owner of Freeborn Fabri-cation. With nearly 30 yearsunder her belt, Kandi hasearned the name of “Grandma Truck.”

TIGHTENING WRAPPERSKandi Miller tightens the wrappers on the load of her truck.Miller has been trucking for 28 years, getting her start ondump trucks that helped build logging roads.

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