HOT STATES For Reefer Freight

Uh catrucker916 it depends on the produce. Central and Southren Calif has 4 growing seasons,yes I posted 4 growing seasons. Calif. grows approx. a third of certain types of produce YEARROUND. Each type of produce has a season that it grows best in and this affects the need for reefers. One nice thing about Reefers is a driver can haul eitheir dry or temp controlled loads and has a better chance of getting a load,especially if they have hazmat.

 

Thanks for responding!

 

Don't take this the wrong way, but a map will provide some valuable insight.

I can't speak for SD since we don't go there, other than the fact that anyplace you go is 300 mi from anywhere else. You may notice that DE is right on the edge of four other states where trucks will come from to load. Those would be counted as available trucks in the other states for the purposes of that chart.

 

How many of you guys running solo out of California back east now days? Brokers/shippers requesting teams now days on these loads. Use to run them solo back in 90's but those days of 2 comic books are over, penalties are to severe now.

 

Rates in Florida are.99 a mile Georgia rates are low paying anywere from 1.10 to 1.30 brokers want you to go 836 running ref unit at -10 a two picker and one stoper. with the price of fuel thats hard to do unless you use your own money,A broker I know said the loads he has in Alabama is only paying 1.30 a mile.

 

Seems crazy! I hope nobody takes it! Let the product sit and rot. Serves them right for offering such a low rate! Sad thing is, some bottom feeder will take it.

 

How long did it take you to do that run???

 

He's an idiot!

 

Florida is near season