Straight reefer unit

Here's a
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILER 53 REEFER
For $2100.00
https://www.copart.com/lot/19022227

 

I have hauled quite a few low volume temp controlled loads. Pharma. Imported specialty produce. Medical supplies. Once, I even hauled a load of air. Medical containers of pressurized air.

I'd say probably one in 10 OTR loads is a low enough volume to fit in a 24 foot box truck. Almost all of those are light loads.

Something I have not hauled, but mightd make a good, lightweight cargo might be flowers.

But I have no idea what straight truck load rates are.

 

That's interesting to know. I know about expedited dry freight in straight trucks, but other than local, private fleets (produce, food service) I didn't think there would be a big demand for a straight truck reefer.

 

I haul a full sized reefer. My comment was not saying that a lot of demand was out there for smaller reefer trucks, but rather that there are a lot of loads that might be possible. There are other business reasons why a big company might put a small load in a big truck. Anonymity, for one thing.

 

Agreed. No joke, I ran a two pallet load of newspaper inserts out of Springfield, VA to South Florida one time. One pallet went to Atlanta and the other went to Deerfield Beach. When I went into the shipping office I asked the guy if there was a scale nearby because I thought I was loading a full 53' trailer and didn't want to go across the Dumfries scales without knowing what I weighed. He busted up laughing before telling me it was only going to be two skids.

 

What a piece of crap. I would say that nobody in their right mind would buy it, but I've seen much worse on the road. Usually being towed by a tractor with several different color body parts from the junk yard. DOT just loves pulling those suckers in for inspection.

 

With some of those tight docks in some cities a small truck might be needed but they still have then dock the 53 footers in them but you might try hitting those folks up doing a cross dock type of run.