Climate Express

Big companies get rid of them after the 10 years or less. The last company I worked for had an old Prime trailer, it was only about 6 years old at the time though. He had to spend a lot of money to get it ready before I took it on the road. I can always tell when it's about time to get rid of a trailer. Honestly, not all of 25 series were bad trailers. Hell I think some of them were better than some of the 36 series trailers.

 

That's when a trailer shows its age....freezer loads, especially in the summer time. There are tines where it gets so hot that it won't get to below 10 that quickly, then other times where it's so old the same thing happens. That's what Chris has told me that time. It's about the viability and liability of the freight.

 

It's been a while since I've gone to VA but the last time I went there, I reloaded Coke in Harrisonville. Another time, I reloaded in Richmond. Receivers with parking, that's a winner for me.

 

Palmyra will probably have that loaded well ahead of time. The last time I went there, they gave me a pickup date for the next day. When I dropped off the loaded on there, I saw the one I was picking up that was ready. I drove back around to the office to make sure and I was golden. There was another time where I dropped a load in Maryland on a Memorial Day. That year it fell on a Monday. The load info said Wednesday of that week. I called like you did and that load was ready 2 days early. By the time you get over there, check in, wait in the bobtail area, it'll probably still be daylight when you get that trailer.

 

That's a new one for me. I've never been there. I'd go over there and just create a spot somewhere in that lot. Maybe you'll check in and they'll take it off early. It looks like enough space as long as it ain't a whole bunch of trucks trying to do the same thing.