I've been driving refer for four months now & have a question. I should also add that I have weekends off & usually end up with a non-refrigerated load on Friday but his weekend is different. I have a load of dairy products on that are supposed to be kept at 34 degrees. I've been pulling my present Utility 3000R trailer for about there weeks now & the refer seems solid. The trailer is 10 years old. I hauled ice cream on Tuesday at -10F in 100 degree weather & the refer never missed a beat in the 8 hours I had the load on.
Now my question. I'll be off Friday night until early Monday morning. I park my truck 38 miles from my home. How often would you all drive over & check the refer temp? I plan on going over tomorrow & Sunday. I'm I overly cautious?
Checking your refer while off duty
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Flyingdriver, Jun 5, 2021.
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Good question. I'm like you. I'd be checking!
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I dunno. How often do you want to break your break to going on duty to do work related tasks?
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I guess at least twice. I work for a 14-truck company that treats their drivers well & also pays well. When I took the job the owner told me to treat my truck & job as if I owned it. Besides it gives me an excuse to ride my neglected motorcycle.Short Fuse EOD, Lumper Humper, truckdriver31 and 2 others Thank this.
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I work for a Mega, but when we do "yard checks." Checking reefers sitting at our drop yards. It's just done once daily. Set temp, current temp, fuel level.
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I don't know any o/o that logs himself on duty, while working on his truck during a weekendShannon607, Speed_Drums, Socal Xpress and 14 others Thank this.
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You’d log on duty, lol.nredfor88, drvrtech77 and Lumper Humper Thank this.
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He’s a stickler for detailsLumper Humper Thanks this.
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I’d run it by your company and see what they say just to cover yourself. Perhaps they’ll tell you not to worry about it..Lumper Humper, tscottme and bzinger Thank this.
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I would go over twice each day, but I also, would be paranoid. I pulled refers for 6 monthsLumper Humper Thanks this.
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