Indian River

Do you guys do a lot of pump jobs?

 

That’s not bad because the flip flopping sleep schedule in reefer gets old fast and I’m
Just looking for a change of pace.

In this economy anything seems like food would be the safe bet. So I’m hoping food grade tanker stays moving.

 

Yeah, that's why I didn't want to do Reefer...

 

Indian River didn't do a lot of pump loads when I worked there and I doubt that's changed. Sometimes I'd go a couple months without doing one. I've heard some drivers say they went 6 months without doing one.

 

Food period is a good choice. Even though the trucking economy has hit all of us really hard it's still not a blood bath. I know hazmat drivers who in the thick of it would only get one load a week. Iv pulled just about every trailer . From here out I don't think I'll do anything but food tank, or reefer. It's very stable

 

Most dairy plants toss the samples in the trash and the ones that don't trash them have a big fridge you put them in. I've yet to have anyone directly ask me for the sample.

Dispatch may not know you don't have a fridge so let them know so they can dispatch you accordingly.

 

Cool, thanks, yeah that's my third time hauling cream and my first two didn't have samples so I got surprised by this one, I guess every shipper is different. I'm missing a lot of stuff that's why I'm buying food everyday, wasting money and stuff lol. I'm going home Friday and I'll get my stuff, fridge, more clothes and everything, hopefully they can send me home with a load and I won't have to park the truck at the terminal and get a rental to go home, getting every in the rental car and come to the terminal won't be fun...

 

Btw, what's the policy for PC over there at IRT? Are the ones with the pink mudflaps team truck?