Food Grade Versus Sheet and Plate 53' van

Reefer is more versatile. Just get side chutes, or easy to remove chute.

 

Food grade ... For the reason you stated. It doesn't have to actually food to require a food grade trailer.

 

I have Utility 4000DX with plated walls and logistics posts and wooden floor...pretty standard and haul food all the time.I down paid $3K and payments are $580 a month. Better than lease.

I never heard that food grade trailer needed to have inside plywood walls. I think that "food grade" has more to to do with cleanness and good condition. Many food shippers also require swing doors, wood floor, non-translucent roof and of course that it is odorless and waterproof and there are no protruding objects from the floor or side walls.

 

I don't know about that...There are really many dry van loads that would not be loaded on a reefer. For a general freight purpose (I mean freight not requiring refrigeration) a dry van is better imo. Reefers get loaded with a dry van freight but the selection is more limited.

 

Tall Joe nailed it.

I’d be surprised if a food grade shipper would prefer wood over plate. All my trailers are just like Joes only Wabash. We haul food grade all the time. The wood sides are a pain in the rear. I have skylights in mine which are helpful to see the freight and clean out debris. Metal roof a must. Get a tire inflation system too.

 

Food grade just means you can haul food in it. If your trailer smells, has holes or whatever, it might be ok for some metal, recycling, e.t.c, but not for hauling food.
The best to get would be plated and much younger than 10 years old, so you can haul autoparts in it

 

the fins on the floor help the air flow better although if your only hauling chilled its not such a big deal specially in the winter when temps will be much cooler anyway. For frozen you can't be cutting corners you'll need the best flowing fridge van ( reefer) you will see this when the shipper gets you to sit at the yard waiting for the temp to get down to 0 F