Becoming a Reefer?

[-insert name-]

What would I need to do to become a reefer? I mean, what endorsements would I need. Would I have to buy a nw trailer or could Carrier or thermoking mount one on my current one? It's a 08-09 Great Dane. Sat for 2 years due to torn out airlines. I have about 3(?)-4 feet of space off the back of the cab and the nose. What size fuel tanks would I need? Would I have to have them wire the truck up for something? And the trailer's electric supply changed along with the one on the truck? Any new censor's?
If its not all this, I may consider it. But it takes to much money and time off the road while both units are worked on, I may just skip it and run dry van.

[ralph]

What would I need to do to become a reefer?

My folks told me that I could be anything I wanted to be when I was young>never thought about being a reefer though. lol


Seriously though, I don't believe it's quite that simple. I am guessing that reefers have stronger bulkheads than just a dry van to support the reefer unit that weights 1,000 lbs. Secondly, it your van isn't insulated it won't work.

[joseph1135]

I used to be a microwave. After thinking about it and years and years of people "cooking" horrible "tv dinners", never setting my clock and using me to store stuff on, I had decided to become a reefer. Now I get to travel the world!

[Giggles the Original]

no more dope for y'all.....EVER....

[spyder2012]

I used to be a vcr......never mind.

[silenteagle]

This post made me laugh

Reefer trailers are insulated all around and have grooved floors to allow the air to flow back to the reefer unit. You would be better off to look into used reefer trailers from one of the reefer fleet companies. Them thar traalars are expensive....

[joseph1135]

What would I need to do to become a reefer? I mean, what endorsements would I need. Would I have to buy a nw trailer or could Carrier or thermoking mount one on my current one? It's a 08-09 Great Dane. Sat for 2 years due to torn out airlines. I have about 3(?)-4 feet of space off the back of the cab and the nose. What size fuel tanks would I need? Would I have to have them wire the truck up for something? And the trailer's electric supply changed along with the one on the truck? Any new censor's?
If its not all this, I may consider it. But it takes to much money and time off the road while both units are worked on, I may just skip it and run dry van.

You really can't turn a dry box into a reefer. It's not feasible. You need to insulate the walls, put new flooring down so the air flows, mount a tank and the unit.

[Winkjr]

You really can't turn a dry box into a reefer. It's not feasible. You need to insulate the walls, put new flooring down so the air flows, mount a tank and the unit.

I agree about the insulation. But the flooring is a myth. You do not need ribbed floors in fact you can get them without. You just can't load product on the floor. When product is on pallets there is plenty of air flow.

[joseph1135]

True. We have multitemps without ribbed flooring but I don't think you want wooden flooring in a reefer.

[-insert name-]

AH, I see. I'll look into used reefers.