First day on refrigerator

the reality of reefer driving is about the same as NYC is impossible
to drive in
and there is no way around LA without driving the 10
all reefers dont go to food warehouse dc

 

uh huh
well all I know is I never had a van washout, never had to deal with lumpers with a van and never had 3am appointments with van

Never is still a lot better than sometimes

 

it is obvious you are always much smarter then me

 

no because I think NYC is impossible lol

 

watching loading/counting/pulping depends on the shipper. A lot of loads I carry the shipper doesn't allow drivers on the dock.. period. Tyson and JBS Swift to name two. Produce... PULP! COUNT! EVERY TIME!

Three stop pickup of citrus in Cali last summer. Two of the three stops tried loading 70+ degree oranges... Not hardly. Cost me 28 hours sitting.

On the good side I got almost $300 detention without even asking.

 

You only have a couple hours of training in so far. What happened to doing your job? The company is paying you to do a job, they want you in there counting and taking temps that's what I would be doing. Once you get in a comfortable swing of doing your job you can make slight adaptations to the process

 

best reply yet.

 

Refer always said two things,,,
East coast.
Grocery warehouse.

 

I found I would rather break down my own loads, put 30-40.00 an hr in my own pocket! If your energetic a lot of times they get to know you and you get a dock pretty fast. Only job that ever paid better was haulin cars, and you cant be afraid of physical labor at either job!
BTW always check pulp temps and watch whats going on the wagon!

 

Best thing about reefer (at least where I am) is it's consistent work, year round, all the miles I want. avg length of haul about 1,200 miles. No slow times, no bad areas, no sitting, predictable shippers/receivers, stay there 6 months, you've been to 80% of the usual pickups and unloads and know the routine and what to expect and how to trip plan accordingly. And I never touch any freight.

No, it's not as good as some other trucking work, but it beats the hell out of most.