New to Reefer, tips?

learn to sleep when you can. Be prepared to be treated like garbage. Most loads are dropped early in the AM. I know skateboard drivers are actually wanted when they deliver however reefer drivers are not wanted. the shippers dont want to load and the receivers dont want to unload.

 

There are a half dozen pretty good threads further down in this sub-group if you can find them. A lot depends on who you're working for and what makes up the bulk of their freight base. Do they do a lot of broker loads? Are they regional or 48 OTR? A lot of produce or little to no produce? A lot of fresh meats? Do they have drop trailers at the meat plants?

 

My only advice, as stated before, sleep when you can. You will have no set schedule and it will constantly flip back and forth where one load picks up at 2pm, delivers at 2am, next load picks up at 8 am and delivers 10 pm. Oh, and if you don't already, find something to keep you entertained during loading and unloading....you will be awhile.

 

I used to do a lot of fresh meats at prior carrier, it wasn't bad in that we generally did drop/hook. The receiving hours at grocers will often be in the wee hours of the morning. This will require some very effective trip planning and may take some getting used to.

I'm at a reefer outfit too. All the miles you care to run. But I'm glad we don't don't do any produce except maybe a rare load here and there, and we don't deal with meat plants.

 

I was going to say don't roll to tight and inhale slow ...but I see this is actually about reefers. Kind of surprised me since it's always about reefer on here!!!

 

Want a tip? Don't do it!Too much BS involved.

 

That will be useful when you sit and you will be sitting a lot.