About 10 years ago, when I was hauling produce coast to coast, I had a chart that showed the proper temperature to maintain during transit for various types of produce. I originally got it from one of the trucking publications. (Overdrive, I think, but it's not listed there anymore). I am now going back to refers, after 10 years of flatbeds, and would sure like to know if that information is available on the web, or elsewhere.
I also had a sheet that told which produce items were not compatible for shipping in the same trailer and would like to replace that.
If anyone knows where this information is readily available, I'd sure appreciate it.

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Raywalkingbear

Just follow the tep settings on you bol if you are off temp when you get to the reciver they can refuse the load and your company and you will be buying that load.
Companies will not take the full hit any longer for the drivers.

Too bad when I ask a straight up question I get a BS response. What you say is common sense, even a new driver should know, but it is not the answer to the question I asked. Grow up. If your not capable of answering a question, don't respond. BTW, I've been driving for over 30 years and just like to have all the ammunition on my side when dealing with a shipper or receiver. Then again, you probably don't understand what I'm saying.

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This is from the USDA

www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3021003

I don't think,the other driver was giving,you a bs response. He probably,just ment,his experience with temp,with temp controlled loads.I just set it on whatevere bol lading say's.Can't go wrong there.

It's true. That was not a BS response. Shippers are increasingly specific and individual about temps and shipping conditions. A blanket list of types and temps just doesn't work as several shippers will give contradictory demands.


Ten years is a bit of time to be away from something and things change. It is SOP to list temp and cycle requirements on BOL's these days, especially as there are so many young drivers on the road. So wash the sand out of your crotch and take it easy. There are a lot of common sense questions that get asked and answered without a rude response.

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I was just stating how I was trained. I was told if the there is a temp on the bol then set it at that.
If there was a problem at the reciver about the temp once you got there as long as the temp set on your reefer and inside matches the temp on the bol they can not refuse the load for the wrong temp.
It then becomes the problem of the customer/shipper if they put the wrong temp on the bol.

Post deleted upon having calmed down.

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OK, so your response was not BS. I agree about ALWAYS setting the temp at whatever is on the bol, and following whatever other instructions are given to you in writing, and I have always done so. My point was only that I like to have the "official industry" recommendation available for my own information, as well as the list of produce that should not be shipped in the same trailer, which can be interesting. I have had dispatch send me on four, five or whatever number of pickups and had products that were not compatible at the different locations. At least then I can discuss it with dispatch, and if they qualcomm me and tell me to roll with it, I know I've done my part.

Gee, they always wrote the temp on the bol, even back in the 60's, although not cycle times, but that was before tattletales. Actually, they did not do so when I first started driving and the load was cooled with blown ice, which we had to stop and have redone every so often...now that was a long time ago.

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Raywalkingbear

GOOGLE search kamble co.Hit on resources.Scroll down,hit on USDA's "protecting perishable foods during transport by truck".It's a large PDF file but you might find what you are looking for.Also hit on the article side bar for some more info at the home page.