Reefer....not the fun kind...where to get one?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by broncrider, Feb 11, 2020.

  1. broncrider

    broncrider Road Train Member

    Kows are slow, like really slow, this year so ...............

    Anyone know a good, reputable place to rent/lease one of these buzz box deals?
    I'd like a 53' sliding spread, shiney side with more than a couple lights....but no one I know who owns one will let me have it, so a plain white tandem would do

    I'd rather give my money to a small outfit than a large one....my buddies may not be open this year with the higher rates

    Cendak hasn't returned my query, so I'm gonna start calling around tomorrow

    been doing power-only stuff, and while it's fun, it's be easier to get someplaces (like home) with a dedicated wagon
     
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  3. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Have you considered becoming a company driver. Rather than acquiring more bills in life ? It seems everyday some o/o is complaining about it being slow , I need to switch this and that.
     
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  4. bzinger

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    Auction lots are full of reefers .
     
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  5. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I was going to say i saw ritchie bros yard the other day that had reefer trailers for what seemed like miles. Looked like a grocery dc at first glance
     
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  6. bzinger

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    No shortage of em at Ritchie bros at Morris Illinois.
     
  7. Midwest Trucker

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    Ive been waiting for prices to come down on truck paper, but maybe I should check out the auctions instead. Renting costs a fortune and tired of it.
     
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  8. broncrider

    broncrider Road Train Member

    been there and done it multiple times....but I could say that for owning a truck too

    that's the beauty of sites like this, and originally what Kevin designed this site for....was for people to complain about companies, industry. , spouses ect......there's never a shortage of others rants

    I'd like to stick to cattle cartage, but when there's none to hual a fella can't sit at the house (wife keeps trying to get me to do #### I told her I would years ago)....platform rates are still in the tank or I'd hook to a step deck...if you company can't/won't evolve how long will it last? And even though I live in oil country, I'll be ###### if I'll beat my truck to death for those low rates.

    so I guess I'll return your question with a question
    You gonna be productive or just complain?
     
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  9. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    If you can't handle being a owner operator than you'd be better off as a company driver.
     
  10. abyliks

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    You can find decent used ones on Craigslist/Facebook market place right now as well, personally I would rather just pay for it and let it sit if I don’t need it the. Write a check every month, even if it is an expense vs just the depreciation buying it
     
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