Anything I should know specifically about reefer? Any tips? Any and all info is appreciated!
Thinking about making the switch from dry van to reefer...
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by CallOfTheWild, Mar 27, 2015.
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I've picked up quite a few tips, nothing overly specific, just from going through all the threads in this section. Biggest thing I can think of, is just pay attention. Loading, unloading, in transit etc. Keep that rascal full of fuel, nothin worse than running one dry. Ask lots of questions, learn something new everyday. Hope any of this helps!
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This should get you started.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ted-trucking-forum/241065-reefer-dummies.html -
hope you enjoy crazy appointment times and dealing with lazy lumpers
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hm..well..ok..
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Not to mention that dam reefer aways running, and of course getting serviced is always fun. In a year you'll be on hear asking about switching g back to dry van, lol.
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Reefer noise....yummy !!!
I can't sleep without it.
Only thing that sucks about running reefer is the time spent waiting to be unloaded at times. Usually it's a sysco, McLane or a walmart that hangs ya out to dry.
The rest of the times not an issue, 98% drop and hook.
that's my experience with it. Still doing it. Some days I wonder why. Nothing like a so called "HOT LOAD" when it's groceries on the line. Toilet paper and pampers can sit in a drop lot for days on end.
These Tyson and hillshire loads just absolutely positively gotta get there.
Sometimes it seems the whole world is watching if your gonna be on time. But, that's how it is when you have every Americans beef and veggies in your box haha.TheJrodTest and OOwannaBE Thank this. -
It all depends on what kind of reefer hauling you're going to do, mostly who you'll be working for ... "meat hauler" carrier? lot of produce? no produce? any fresh fish? working with brokers a lot? Reefer hauling varies greatly from one carrier to the next.
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One was a loose wire I was able to fix myself.
And the other was an ECM Problem or something like that, forget the code. But I was actually doing a Drop/Hook at a Customer, and they just sent Carrier out to work on it the next day.
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