What's The Fastest Way To Dry Out Reefer ..

I never thought about how dry my trailer was, and no shippers I ever arrived at mentioned anything. All they care about is that it's clean in there. Just make sure your drain holes are free and your chute has no rips or tears and you're golden.
STexan - your trailer got to -10 in 20 minutes? Wow, I don't think I ever hauled a trailer at FFE that didn't take at least an hour to get there, even in the dead of winter. I recall one that got to -9 and that was it. It wouldn't get any colder. Fortunately, that was close enough for the shipper.

 

Find an open road and gradually drive in reverse with the trailer door open

 

I used to run it on 30 cont about 1 hr.

 

I would wash it out like you did and just set it to -10 and let it freeze never once had a shipper complain. Now maybe the forklift operator was a little mad because his forklift was slipping just a little.

 

I picked up a load of Cargil Salt out of St. Clair, Michigan. They had me turn the refeer up as high as it would go and loaded me anyway.

Never had a problem with clear water on the floor while loading at minus 10. Ice should form at that level just from the moisture in the air. As long as no blood or animal parts you should be good to go.

You could use a broom to push out most of the water if it is standing water,

 

There are 4 drain holes under your trailer floor in the corners.

Make. ####. Sure. They stay clean and clear.

That way if there is ever a problem load that has begun to rot and decay you will SMELL it near the drain holes and sometimes see greenish fluid from decomposition dripping on the wheels and ground leaving a unmistakeable sign of a YUGE problem.

Ive only had two loads go bad on me in reefer work, none of which is my fault. Why? The yard man tasked with monitoring fuel in the reefer trailers around the FFE property failed to do his job And we lost two loads for that reason over time.

So sad.

 

Hang it upside down by the main stem and give it a few days.

 

Park on a hill facing uphill and verify drains are unclogged.
80 continuous with the little door open until dry. (Shouldn't take long)