Broker lied about the reefer temperature

truck load is truck load, for the very little bit of it I do my rates don’t change he because I’m predicting I’ll use less fuel on a certain run. If it was that bad fill the truck tanks and get rolling empty

now if I got there and there was 20 pallets of ice cream sitting in a parking lot yes I would absolutely tell them to get ####ed,

I ran 0 all last week and used about 30 gallons of fuel

 

Because the integrity of the insulation because more of a problem as it ages and keeping the temps below zero becomes hard or impossible.

He mentioned that in 90°F he won’t do frozen tells me that his unit is older and won’t hold the temps.

The wear and tear and fuel costs aside.

 

All I see are a few trying to twist this thread into something it’s not.

I know all about reefers, hauling ice cream loads in the summer etc etc.

OP didn’t want to risk putting-10 product in his warm trailer that was being rushed to load.

No real difference in me saying I’m not taking a load because the load was supposed to be 5k lbs and it turns out to be 45k. Does it mean my truck can’t pull it?

OP saw a risk that he wasn’t able take on a cheap load..Good for him, common sense prevails.

 

Loads usually pay the same regardless of the temperature requirement. Just like a 15,000 lb load pays the same as 42,000 lbs in a reefer, unless your getting paid by the ton, with is unusual for a reefer. I haul -10 all year round, it doesn't matter to me.

 

OP has junk equipment that he can't trust to pull down to -10 in the summertime. Can't tell you how many times I showed up at a customer for one of my regular brokers and the load might be frozen instead of fresh like I was expecting or vice versa. It happens and it not a big deal. Follow the BOL temp and everything is good plus make sure you inform the broker of the change and get an updated rate con if you feel better doing so. Big shippers that have products on different temp ranges is a thing.

Broker doesn't always get it right. It's nothing to ditch a load over. I mean OP was about to get loaded up ASAP which is always a good thing with a reefer. So set the temp on -10 and get to making money. Or give the load back, burn a bridge with a broker/customer and fuss about something silly all while costing yourself money. I always thought guys who wouldn't haul 45k loads were silly too. The fuel mileage difference is not even noticeable in the big picture. Same with the fuel burned on frozen versus fresh, negligible not even a consideration, unless the unit is past it's useful life.

 

“OP has junk equipment”

Glad to see that you were finally able to spit it out..now go put the tape measure back in your toolbox

 

Don't book -10 loads when it's 90* outside...

What kind of reefers can't pull -10 on a normal summer day? Hmmmmm..

 

To me it sort of sounds like someone was trying to pull a fast one. Changing temps is one thing, being in a big hurry to get the product loaded would make me a little cautious. Like they had warm product and wanted to hang it on the driver.

 

without temping it we’ll never know, mark it on bills or send an email, or where it was even picking up, I rarely have delays on pick ups, though most of my places are small enough where I’m in everyone’s way and they want me out asp,

even my 15 year old utility with the tiny sb200 on it can pull -10 when it’s 90 out, it’s not happy about it, but it does it

there’s just not enough info to just straight up say “im not doing it”, those are words that should never come out of your mouth as a business owner, put a high price on it and let them say no