Terms of Service & Hauling Agreement

This commercial transport agreement and terms of service took effect on October 17, 2026. These provisions govern your access to the etlfarms.us digital presence and define the operating standards under which Etl Farms, Inc. accepts dispatch inquiries, schedules commercial grain hauling rigs, conducts field-to-elevator agricultural transportation, and calculates freight settlements.

By accessing this website, requesting a transport quotation, or dispatching an Etl Farms, Inc. vehicle to your field headland, farm storage bin, or commercial grain elevator in Huron County, Michigan, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by every provision stated in this agreement.

This agreement is made between you (the inquiring farm operator, grower, agricultural cooperative, grain elevator manager, or site visitor) and Etl Farms, Inc., a commercial agricultural transportation business located at:

• Operator / Controller: Etlfarms (Etl Farms, Inc.), trading at etlfarms.us
• Postal Address: 6922 FILION ROAD, PIGEON, MI 48755-9724, PIGEON, MI, United States
• Telephone Dispatch: (989) 453-2455
• Direct Operational Email: [email protected]
• Primary Web Domain: etlfarms.us
• Corporate Registration: Confirmed business registry record filed with the Michigan business registry. Active commercial carrier operations established and maintained since 2026 by an experienced farmer and commercial driver.

Etl Farms, Inc. operates as a dedicated owner-operator service where the commercial hauling rig is piloted and supervised directly by an experienced farmer and commercial driver.

Etl Farms, Inc. specializes exclusively in bulk agricultural grain hauling across Huron County and adjacent regions of the Michigan Thumb. Our field operations involve dispatching heavy-duty transport vehicles directly to field turn rows, harvest staging points, combine auger positions, and farm grain storage facilities, followed by transport to regional commercial grain elevators, grain processing terminals, and feed mills.

The mechanical equipment utilized for these operations comprises commercial day-cab trucks, heavy agricultural tractors, commercial grain trailers, bottom-dump hopper trailers, and on-farm maintenance and mechanical transport equipment.

Etl Farms, Inc. provides transport logistics and bulk cargo hauling only. We do not purchase, broker, hedge, grade, dry, clean, or store grain commodities on our own financial account. We are not a freight broker that resells dispatched loads to third-party motor carriers. Every scheduled haul is dispatched directly to our own driver and equipment rig.

The digital platform at etlfarms.us functions strictly as an informational and direct inquiry channel. No commercial transactions are completed through this website. You cannot purchase freight runs, execute binding shipping orders, submit credit card details, process digital escrow payments, or complete financial checkout on this domain.

All freight figures, rate brackets, and mileage calculations displayed on this website or communicated through digital forms, interactive calculators, or support chat channels represent non-binding preliminary estimates. An inquiry submitted through our forms or chat widget does not create a binding hauling contract, carrier reservation, or guaranteed delivery window.

A legally enforceable hauling order is formed only after Etl Farms, Inc. explicitly reviews your inquiry, verifies equipment availability, assesses field approach conditions and route feasibility, confirms the receiving terminal schedule, and reaches a direct mutual operational agreement with the customer via telephone or written confirmation.

Commercial grain hauling services performed by Etl Farms, Inc. are priced on a transparent per-bushel scale. Confirmed operator rates range between:

• Base Rate Range: 0.12 USD to 0.50 USD per bushel ($0.12–$0.50 USD/bu).
• Currency: All freight charges, fuel adjustments, and detention billings are denominated and invoiced in United States Dollars (USD).

The exact per-bushel freight rate quote for any specific harvest haul depends strictly upon six concrete operating variables:

1. Loaded Transport Distance: Total highway and rural road road mileage from field edge or farm bin to the designated grain terminal or elevator intake pit.
2. Total Bushel Volume: The gross commodity volume moved across the single-rig dispatch cycle or harvest campaign.
3. Fuel Price Index & Burn: Real-time regional diesel fuel prices and route topography affecting rig fuel consumption.
4. Commodity Grain Type: Bulk weight and handling characteristics of the hauled grain (such as shelled yellow corn, soybeans, dry edible navy beans, or soft white winter wheat).
5. Field Approach & Turn-Row Conditions: Grade, soil moisture, gravel base, ditch clearance, and stability of the access lane leading to the loading staging point.
6. Field Acreage Geometry & Staging Room: Field size, shape, turn-row radius, and turn-around space available for heavy commercial tractor-trailer maneuvers.

Freight settlements are computed directly from certified scale tickets issued by the receiving commercial grain elevator or terminal. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, freight invoices are rendered upon delivery and are due upon receipt of scale documentation.

To maintain safe commercial trucking standards and prevent catastrophic equipment bogging or road shoulder failure, the customer must provide safe, legal, and structurally sound access to any loading point. Customers, field managers, and website users agree to comply with the following mandatory conditions:

• Field Approach Integrity: Farm lanes, culverts, bridge crossings, and field entry aprons must support loaded commercial vehicles weighing up to legal highway gross vehicle weight limits (80,000 lbs GVW or state-permitted agricultural axle tolerances).
• Mud & Saturated Soil Refusal: Etl Farms, Inc. maintains an absolute safety policy: we do not pull loaded commercial hopper rigs onto saturated topsoil, rain-soaked ditch banks, or uncompacted field headlands without an established firm gravel approach or verified tractor tow support. The operating driver retains sole, non-reviewable discretion on site to refuse entry onto hazardous terrain.
• Towing & Recovery Costs: If a customer orders a commercial rig onto a loading surface against driver warnings and the vehicle becomes mired, all commercial heavy-wrecker towing and extraction costs remain the customer's sole financial liability.
• Elevator Demurrage: Demurrage or waiting charges may apply when receiving terminal lines, scale malfunctions, or moisture rejections exceed agreed turn-around windows through no fault of our driver.
• Digital Acceptable Use: Users shall not submit fraudulent dispatch requests, transmit automated bot inquiries, attempt unauthorized access to server infrastructure, scrape rate schedules, or introduce malicious script into etlfarms.us.

All content, text, photographic works, equipment diagrams, logos, marks, layout code, stylesheets, and scripts appearing on etlfarms.us are the proprietary property of Etl Farms, Inc. and are protected by United States copyright, trademark, and intellectual property statutes.

The authentic photographs displayed across this site—including field-side loading scenes, hopper trailer transit shots, and commercial scale platform documentation—depict real agricultural operations in Michigan. No visitor or commercial entity possesses authorization to duplicate, republish, redistribute, license, or repurpose any photographic asset or written text without prior express written permission from Etl Farms, Inc.

Etl Farms, Inc. stands behind its agricultural transportation trade. We commit to:

• Arriving at scheduled field loading coordinates with mechanically inspected equipment, including DOT-compliant commercial day-cab trucks, operational trailer tarps, and grain hopper-bottom doors sealed against road loss.
• Securing all grain hopper roll tarps prior to highway transit to safeguard grain cargo against wind displacement and rain precipitation.
• Delivering grain directly to the designated receiving terminal and presenting certified commercial elevator scale tickets detailing gross, tare, and net bushel settlements.

Except for the explicit operational commitments stated above, the services and website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Etl Farms, Inc. expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, statutory, or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a specific harvest timeline, or uninterrupted elevator receiving pit operations.

We do not warrant or guarantee receiving elevator wait times, elevator moisture discounting standards, terminal capacity limits, bridge load postings, or harvest delays caused by severe regional weather events or combine breakdowns.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Michigan and federal law, the total cumulative liability of Etl Farms, Inc., its corporate officers, and its commercial drivers arising from any single freight run, dispatch inquiry, or breach of this agreement shall not exceed the total freight hauling fees actually paid by the customer to Etl Farms, Inc. for the specific haul giving rise to the claim.

Under no circumstances shall Etl Farms, Inc. be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or special damages, including lost grain market profits, contract hedging default penalties, crop spoilage in unharvested fields due to combine shutdown, elevator drying surcharges, or dockage penalties assessed by receiving grain merchants.

Etl Farms, Inc. maintains commercial automotive cargo and liability insurance coverage as required for state-registered commercial carriers operating within the State of Michigan.

Etl Farms, Inc. reserves the absolute right to refuse service, cancel pending dispatch scheduling, or immediately terminate transport operations under any of the following circumstances:

• Field approach lanes or farm gates become impassable, flooded, or structurally unsafe for heavy transport rigs.
• The customer demands loading cargo beyond legal Michigan road weight classifications or state-mandated bridge frost laws without authorized oversize permits.
• The grain presented for loading contains hazardous contamination, severe mold, active foreign matter fire risk, or illegal substances.
• The customer exhibits abusive, threatening, or unsafe behavior toward our commercial driver or workshop personnel.
• The customer fails to remit payment for prior completed grain hauling cycles or maintains delinquent accounts.

Either party may terminate non-dispatched future hauling reservations by providing timely telephonic or written notice to the other party prior to the departure of the transport rig from our Pigeon yard.

These terms, the hauling agreement, all commercial transport contracts, and any disputes arising from website interactions or freight hauls shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of MI, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Both parties irrevocably agree that any legal action, dispute, litigation, or proceeding arising out of or related to this agreement or our grain hauling operations shall be heard exclusively in the courts of PIGEON, MI, United States. Both parties consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the courts of PIGEON and waive any objection regarding inconvenient forum.

Etl Farms, Inc. reserves the right to modify, amend, or replace these terms at any time to reflect changing agricultural regulations, commercial transportation standards, fuel price index mechanisms, or digital operating requirements.

When modifications are made, the revised terms will be published directly to this page with an updated effective date in the document masthead. Continued submission of dispatch inquiries or engagement of hauling services following the posting of amended terms constitutes binding acceptance of those changes.

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