Dry box trailer wash out in cold weather?

Man, that's nasty!

 

We used to do them at Matlack, more often reefers but dry vans too, parked on the slope so everything ran out and walked in to the front and hit it with a low pressure hose instead of the 1' one off of the 50 hp pump

 

I hauled "bales of cardboard" out of ny or oh a year ago. In winter below freezing temps. Had liners put down on the floor and drove it straight through. I drove up a garbage mountain to the tipper had the load dumped out and wanted to puke from the smell inside. My trailer is a 2019 food grade dry van went to blue bacon and had a wash out with deodorizer added. Parked with the sun aiming into the trailer and swept the water out for the next hour. Was clean enough and dry enough to pick up a load that early afternoon.. Never again

 

Leave the doors open if you can - it does help dry things out even when sub freezing.

Even better toss a cheap space heater in there.

 

Hauled some recycled aluminum cans out of Gallup and had to wash my van out . Took 1/2 a day to dry in warm temps , only washed .y van out 2 times in 4 yrs . Gotta do what you gotta do .

 

Well if u got a wooden floor it wont be pretty. I had the wood split on my flatbed and its coming apart . Needs replaced. From running in cold weather all the time

 

What if you get yourself a propane heater to heat the inside. Close the doors and throw in a thermometer and obviously check to make sure it doesn’t burn down! Once it’s warm enough, sweep it out or use a leaf blower.