Fueling reefer while reefer on?

My father drove for WR Grace out of South Carolina. At one point if they had to fill the truck the company paid them for it. I wish I had some of his old check stubs to show this.

 

Run the #### thing.

If you shut it off and she aint start you HAVE a PROBLEM. A engine that is running means a load is doing great. Protect that load always by leaving that reefer ALONE. If my experience means anything, any time you fat finger a reefer flipping switches and pushing buttons, that thing will die on you. Don't think it wont.

 

This dude has a hardon for yesteryear. It's nice to "reflect upon" but any psychiatrist worth their salt (as I am) will tell you living in the past is not healthy.

Does the mt vernon, mo TA still have "full service"?

 

I will tell you as someone that remembers the old days it is hard to not think of them often. I just mentioned my father. I was thinking back to the 1960s when my mom would drive out to the old Goldmine truck stop In Carnesville Ga( same exit as flying J and Petro) dad would be sitting around a table with a bunch of other drivers giving the waitress hell. Different time. Makes me smile sometimes just thinking about it.

 

I don't think I've ever stopped there. Then again, I didn't frequent those 76s too much.

 

Yes and no. A reefer depending on temp settings and outside temps might cycle as much as 10 to 20 times an hour. I have watched a reefer's control panel start throwing codes. When that reefer has started that last time it don't really matter if it is because of the master switch being flipped or a normal cycle start. A running reefer should start. If it don't it needs maintenance not babying.

 

My first job was fueling trucks in 1997!

 

It was good times in an industry chocked full of good people.

Was sitting at the TA in TallelahLA years ago. This old time waitress, old gal, was flirting with this young hand like something fierce. He was getting nervous. She said, "Son, I have something tucked in the front of my pants that you will never see a twenty year old have in hers."

He asked, "What's that?"

She said, "My tits...wanna see em?"

 

Where?

 

I can relate. I had one doing fine precooled to -10 on cycle, starting and stopping all night. Backed into loading dock next morning in Florence, KY, shipper wanted it turned off while loading. It didn't want to come back on after loaded and sealed. Had to find [and drive with a frozen load of pizzas to] an after-hours weekend shop way up in Fairfield, OH. One of the various control modules went bad or something or other as I recall. Point is, any working start-stop cycle can be ruined with one "switch-off action". And it stands to reason a continuous can too. Why take any unnecessary chances, especially when you have a temp-sensitive load on? If it aint broke don't mess with it until you finally have to.

If your unit loses so much oil you have to stop it and check it every day, you should seriously consider spending the money to correct the oil loss issue, instead of rolling the dice with frequent switch-off's. If I'm running a frozen cycle load, I'll actually wait until it cycles off to check the oil rather than turn it off just on the inside chance something goes wrong (electronically) preventing future starts.