Question from non-refer driver

You get used to it. It becomes 'white noise' and I actually have trouble sleeping when we are hauling a non-refrigerated load.

 

depends on the temp you go the box set to.. tanks are 50 gal's.

You do get used to it and the alarm before it starts... if you know the cycle for the temp and it does not kick on then you suddenly become awake due to the lack of the cycle starting..

 

I sleep better with the refer running. AS for the fuel, it will run a few days on a full tank and even longer if the temp isn't set real low. Yeah, the refer needs to be babysat.

 

Our tanks are 75 gal.

 

Funny how you get used to the noise and can sleep but when the unit doesn't start or somethings not right you'll wake up. Guess it's that sixth sense reefer drivers develop.

 

This is so true.

 

when i switched to dry van i actually had to look for a reefer to park next to at night so i could get to sleep for the first few weeks.

 

Depending on where you work and if they do a lot of drop and hook. If they do, you'll have to often top off the reefer tank because they don't want them dropped with less than 3/4 tank. Otherwise they can typically go 4-7 days between fill-ups (if you want to push your luck) depending on set temp and ambient temp for the period.

And if you do drop-hooks, do your company and fellow drivers a favor if you're dropping in far northern locals or when a major super cold air mass is settling in for a long period and add fuel treatment and run the reefer for a few minutes before dropping, especially if you suspect it probably has a southern blend fuel in it.