I'm Sick & Tired of Reefers...

Nah... you just need to find a reefer gig that pays better!

 

I like your last comment, you should come to the dark side with us flatbed guys at least there will be a larger pay check for all your pain and suffering LOL...!

 

-5F, 30mph wind, snowing. Yeah. Flatbed. Time to tarp.

 

Its hard for me to sleep at night unless the reefer is running

 

You can do the same thing your uncle did; get your endorsements and go for it! I made $65K per year with tanker/hazmat and only worked 11 months a year; spent a month a year in the Orient with my wife, goofing off. Several guys in the same company were making $72K per year and some drivers with other tanker/hazmat companies make much more! So, now, why are you sitting there!

I did the reefer thing most of my career & made a real good living, but finally wised up & realized I could do even better and did something about it.

 

Tanker companies : there's more if you look.

Clean Harbors
Foodliner (3 divisions)
trans-system
Miller Transporters
Thyssenkrupp Steel
Tankstar
A&R Transport
Quality Distribution
Indian River Transport
CTL Transportation
Tribe Transport (tanker division)
Bulkmatic
Superior-Carriers
Pyles Transport
Groendyke

 

That happens when you haul meat. Especially at JBS. Maybe it's a load of beef tongue? It's takes a whole bunch of cattle to make a load of one item. You should get detention. I sat 30 hours at JBS one time and got $200. If you are running reefer you should be running long haul, 900+ mile runs. That's how you make your money. One day unloading/loading, 2-3 days running. Short haul reefer is for the birds and will run you ragged. You're new and them loads pay $3-$3.30 a mile. That's why you are there.

There are many better companies than Stevens to haul reefer. Meat is fun but I like produce 10x better with cross country runs.

You only have one year experience. The good jobs open when you have 2-3 years experience. Then you can join the secret society of elite reefer drivers!

 

You mean he can join the Elite Fleet, National Carriers?

As Condo Cruiser posted, you need those cross country runs, coast-to-coast and you will do fine with reefer truckin'.

 

Stevens does not pay 'detention' or 'layover' while waiting to load if you have been dispatched. Layover kicks in 24hrs after you empty out with no load assignment; detention is paid on receiving end after the 1st 2hrs of unloading time.