Brand new to the reefer world

One coffee can, folgers ground.

Open lid. Peel silver foil away.

Spread coffee grounds all over clean trailer.

Close doors, go away for your mandatory 30 minute break.

Come back with a big sweep broom.

Sweep grounds off the back of the trailer.

Done.

(Usually done after you have run the trailer through a Blue Beacon washed to a food grade condition.)

If Kraft does not know any better and MM Mars is pleased to take the trailer drop after they have had a sniff at it... then I know the coffee strategy works well.

To be honest We have had a handful of formal trailer washouts from inside out. Its not that big of a deal when you get everything associated with the previous load and it's ice out of there.

 

Usually the only time I need a wash out is after a load of meat or really messy produce. The rest of the time I use my cordless leaf blower to get the wood chips out from pallets and I'm good to go. If you haul a frozen load, after delivery crank up the temp to max and open the vent door to let the moisture out, then it's easy to blow out what's left within a couple hours after it dries out.

 

The BOL temp overrides anything your company tells you

 

There are four two inch vent holes at the Corners below the Floors.

Take a sniff CAREFULLY and LIGHTLY... at each corner several times a day. The moment you suspect spoilage o whatever is in it particularly before you have a Angry Customer who has banked hisor her expectations on good product that now needs to be dumping.

 

Well I am late to the party as usual. In my experience (2nd Reefer job and 5 years of driving come January)
1. As stated most Blue Beacons are your friend. This is especially if you get an extremely smelly trailer. I had one that they couldn't get the garlic smell out of and drove it over 13 states before I was turned away at a shipper just after I started my time out again. My orientation manager also suggested a push broom but I've heard of some doing power washers and even blowers on theirs.
2. Watch your temps. One half of the time, you can and will get two different temps from dispatch and shipper. In my experience I've gotten none a few times and dispatch gave me a good one to keep the loads alive. I haul Hazmat, so this is important. Believe me, they will shut you down if they feel as if something isn't right.
3. Keep spare oil. Usually it is 10W-30 for the reefer. I had to buy some just today as I kept getting a code 66 which brings us to...
4: Do NOT take the alarms and codes lightly. The best thing to do is to pre-trip your reefer even if you don't use it at all for the load.
5. Keep the fuel topped off. Not only is it usually a company policy, it's also a courtesy.

 

Oh lord...

 

Nothing wrong with the flatbed . wife just dont want u to get hurt. I met many a flatbed drivers thats 70 years old and still throwin tarps and chains