do reefer carriers ever take dry loads?

I used to hate reefers when I was a flatbedder.Now I love em food is recession proof.

 

That's the lettuce grown in Diablo Canyon you're thinking about - glows in the dark!

 

Have hauled beer, soda's, OJ, dog and cat food, furniture, and huge rolls of paper to printing plants. Yeppers, if it fits, it hauls. My company doesn't do hazmat tho.

 

Refers are a pain in the arse. They break down on you, You gotta top off thr refer with fuel before dropping it(hard to do when no truck stop around). They are heavier, Hard to sweep out ( I use a 18 volt blower). And they make a ton of noise. Other drivers get pissed at you cause they don't like the noise. It's not unheard of to wake up in the morning and find that some arse hole empitied his pee bottle on your hood. Another thing, when you pull a refer you got to deliv at all kinds of crazy times in the wee hrs of the morning. Yeah, I pull a refer.

 

Hubby pulls a reefer, and our current load is a dry load of assorted nuts (the kind that grow on trees, NOT the human kind!! LOL) out of Dothan, AL

Judi Kay

 

Uh I had problems twice with a reefer. Rickr you must be pulling reefers that are 10+ years old. I can't hear the newer ones even while in the sleeper. As far as filling before dropping in the yard do it when you fill the truck. Most companies will pay for a washout if its required by the shipper. BTW many shippers require a receipt to prove the trailer has been cleaned.