Deep Frozen

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  1. czego82

    czego82 Light Load Member

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    for all O/O what is the percentage of deep frozen loads out there? Does it pay more?
     
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  3. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    Usually pays decent and loads are a little more flexible than produce. Rate is more steady than produce. Can't say what % of loads are frozen ... depends on your business plan. I'm sure if you have an outbound customer shipping ice cream you'd have wany more than someone who does lots of produce or meat.
     
  4. STexan

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    I don't think there is any financial advantage to looking for frozen loads. There's lot's of it but a good chunk of that freight is on contract with larger and mid-size carriers. Temperature is less critical then non-frozen shipments, so I'm not sure why frozen loads would pay any better, overall.
     
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  5. czego82

    czego82 Light Load Member

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    Thank you, I'm trying to figure out if there is advantage for O/O of getting deep frozen reefer or not. It costs little extra money, example TK S700 over S600.
     
  6. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    If you're talking about ice cream loads, that may be a slightly different matter but it may or may not be worth the additional investment
     
  7. czego82

    czego82 Light Load Member

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    I'm talking no contracts, whatever I find on load boards
     
  8. rasymacmac21

    rasymacmac21 Light Load Member

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    It's going to be very rare most of the time getting a hold of ice cream loads. And if you do, most of the time it'll be cheap unless it's a late night load or truck demand is low. Not worth it in my opinion.
     
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  9. Night_driver

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    More wear on equipment and more messy to clean in warm weather. Also if it’s warm it uses more fuel
     
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  10. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Still isn't going to pay any better. A few gallons more trip fuel is not going to warrant an additional 40-60 CPM rate. Today's reefer equipment prefers frozen more than continuous or cycle chilled [in terms of wear and tear. It's just easier to guarantee a frozen load than a chilled load
     
  11. BoostedTeg

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    I’d get a bigger reefer unit. The price difference between a carrier 7300 and the 7500 is around $1500 bucks.
     
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