Pros and Cons of Reefers

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by sadears, Feb 2, 2010.

  1. scurvydog

    scurvydog Light Load Member

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    reefers break down too
     
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  3. Paddington

    Paddington Medium Load Member

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    It's even worse when you're doing it for free. :biggrin_2559:
     
  4. ScooterDawg

    ScooterDawg <strong>"The Blue Tick Lab"</strong>

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    yup.... yup.... yup....
     
  5. phroziac

    phroziac Road Train Member

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    As for maintenance issues, that reminds me...Keep jumper cables in the truck in case you pickup a trailer with a bad battery! it happens!

    Also.....What you said is one advantage of pulling reefer for a company that also pulls dry van, like werner (not that im suggesting werner anymore). They can tell you to go pickup a dry van before picking up a load, which can help with the weight issues. I've never actually been a reefer driver so i dont know how often they do that, but ive heard of it before. (i was on a conagra/americold dedicated account for a week that pulled reefer AND dry, all preloaded....never had to do anything with
    loading em!)
    well my reefers were 14'0 and my dry vans are 6'6'.
     
  6. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Son, you are NOT a full fledged truck driving fool, until you have pulled a refer. It takes a special person to hang out at produce sheds for 12 hours waiting for your load to cool prior to loading. Not anyone can "pulp" a load, get a unit running that ran out of fuel, wake up in hour 3 of your 10 hour break and find your unit has quit running and need to find an open repair shop as in right now. And those 6 pick-ups in Ca./Az. that take 2 days, can you say "fun times"? :biggrin_2553:
     
  7. jron619

    jron619 Medium Load Member

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    what about those poor souls sitting in the Yuma Desert along I-8 waiting for what seems like days. I swear, I pass those trucks on my way to Phoenix and still see them waiting on my way back to San Diego.
     
  8. scurvydog

    scurvydog Light Load Member

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    ah......i miss reefers :biggrin_25513:
     
  9. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Ah, yes, the old sitting in a dust bowl for 2-3 days in Yuma along side the Interstate about 2 miles from the nearest fast food joint waiting for the lettuce "to cool". But, hey, doesn't Jose's taco truck stop by every 10 hours?
     
  10. scurvydog

    scurvydog Light Load Member

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    lmao. Get the flautas mmmmmm
     
  11. mustang970

    mustang970 Road Train Member

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    14' dry vans?
     
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