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Finally going to use my reefer. Need your input.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by gekko1323, Sep 2, 2025.

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  1. Sep 3, 2025 #11
    abyliks

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    Every time I’ve tried saving a couple bucks over TK on aftermarket I wind up just paying TK a couple weeks later,

    just turned 600 hours on the new one so have not had to deal with carrier yet

    check dates on tires and a good look at air bags, might just want to bite a bullet now if you are planning on using this weekly for the foreseeable future

    Don’t forget the dock walk bag if it has one
     
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  3. Sep 3, 2025 #12
    Judge

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    check REPOWR, can use big company trailers pretty cheap, 18-25$/day
     
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  4. Sep 3, 2025 #13
    gekko1323

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    I think I'll run power only for 2 or 3 weeks to replenish the maintenance account then. I dug into almost all of it with some preventive repairs I made on the front suspension, aluminum rims and a steer, along with the complete a/c replacement. I don't want to use credit to address the potential problems you guys are pointing out. Hopefully nothing too drastic needs to be done.
     
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  5. Sep 3, 2025 #14
    gekko1323

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    Yeah, I've used REPOWR before. I use them when I want to use a trailer for a month or so, or if there are no load-outs available in the area I'm in. I've gotten dry vans as cheap as $5 a day for a whole month. There are a LOT of load-outs around my area. I think I'll schlep over to the inland empire with a load and grab a power only from there. The rates are pretty high over here at the moment.
     
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  7. Sep 3, 2025 #15
    Ridgeline

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    I would use a carrier dealer because they have access to parts that others may not be able to get.
     
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  8. Sep 4, 2025 #16
    Midwest Trucker

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    I’d let it run for atleast a day at -10 and then take it to a dealer to be checked out. All great advice on this thread and checking the trailer itself too.
     
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