Dry van vs reefer

As mentioned, I pull reefers. However, on this load, I am pulling a dry van. It's a load to get me to where I want to go to take a couple days off. Anyway, I park tonight and lo and behold 5 minutes later a reefer parks beside me. So, instead of listening to my reefer all night, I get to listen to the one beside me. Doesn't bother me or anything, I just thought it funny. I guess I just can't get away from a running reefer at night.
BTW, pulling a dry van is making me feel dirty, like I've crossed over to the dark side or something. Lol. I'm grateful they found this load to get me where I want to go, but I'll be glad to get back to pulling a reefer after this.

 

The other side of the tracks always feels like the dark side.

Discombobulated is how I always felt when I had a refer load, so I simply refuse to do them now.

 

I don’t care who the customer is. You want it broke down and on pallets differently than it was loaded? Do it on your own time. Not mine. Or order it from your supplier palletized to your liking. Paying to get unloaded? In 22 years I’ve never. And never will. It’s the receivers freight, not mine. Get it off my trailer. I haul dry van as an owner op for a dedicated company. 60% drop and hook. 40% live unload/load. Have never been asked to pay for unload. I’ll stick to that, thx.

 

Reefer is better Long haul

 

Pulled reef awhile back, just got my own and am getting back into it. Never paid lumper up front before, but right now I'm on my first produce run with my new (to me) trailer, and the Google reviews of the receiver are saying pay lumper up front and then wait all day.

One thing makes it easier is a video game you can rock out on for hours or step away at any moment without losing your ###. Right now for me it's Wow Classic or Civilization V. Gotta love the Gatling Gun with the range upgrade.

 

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Do you collect detention on produce loads or add it into the rate? Iv heard guys lately saying produce doesn't pay detention you just set the rate to make up for load times

 

Before when I did reefer it was for a company, and they paid detention regardless if they collected any. I just started reefer as owner op, only pulled one produce load so far which I just finished a couple hours ago. Sat for 6 hours at shipper, drove for 10 hours, sat for 6 hours at receiver, and it was still halfway decent even if I get no detention.

Some guys might not agree. Some guys might be willing to give up x amount of pay in order to sit at a truck stop for 11 hours instead of sitting at a shipper for 6 hours, driving 30 minutes on personal conveyance, and then sitting at a rest area for 5.5 hours, then being ready to drive 10 hours. I've got few obligations outside trucking so for me the decision is to take the money.