Thinking about changing from Flatbed to dry-van/reefer

I just sold my dry van for a reefer.

I pulled a reefer this last 8 days too.

Revenue is up about 80 CPM too compared to dry van.

 

Talk to other Roehl van drivers? Didn't think they did refer though, you changing companies after six months?

 

Yes but you have extra headache with a reefer. Its not load and go and god forbid the unit quit in the middle of the night and you lose a $200,000 load of meat headed to ny or nj. There are pros the freight does pay better but its a lot more risk than hauling van. However you can throw a rock and hit a van or reefer load and its steady year round. But theres also more variation to the lanes with pay from what ive seen. Is the 80 cpm after reefer fuel, reefer maintnace, etc or is that just up 80 cents gross?

 

i dont think roehl has reefer either,why are you thinking about switching?

 

well I guess it would be easier going dry box,your miles maybe a low till you get more time in tho. but good luck

 

I've done tanker and flat, but am back at vans for the last 10 yrs.

easier in the winter than flat or tanks. no more climbing on icy trailers.

i ain't as spry as I used to be and would like to still be walking upright when I retire, not crippled or broken up from falling of the top of a tanker..lol

 

If your like me I never could sleep very well with a reefer parked beside them don't bother me and I pulled reefer for 3 years lol not worth the headache

 

Most of my loads this week actually didn't require me to run the reefer.

Of the ones I did use it on, a total of $40 worth of reefer fuel for the WEEK. out of $6400 gross. on about 2400 miles. Yeah, I'd say that moving into a reefer was a good move.

The load I had on last night actually had a product temp of 150 degrees to it. The reefer was to keep the trailer at room temp of 67 degree and to keep the moisture a little bit under control in the trailer.

Pork tissue that was fresh off the production line.



Swinging doors is swinging doors. You will have a lot more to work with the load. As well as more access to it as you will have to pulp (measure temp) on your product if it's produce.