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Going back OTR with Crete
Discussion in 'Crete' started by MikeyB., Oct 9, 2017.
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@MikeyB. @Farmerbob1 Does Crete OTR see a lot of east coast or do you all get loads heading west too as a solo driver? Are your loads short (300-500 miles)? Husband drives for Shaffer but we only go from IL, to TN, to PA and wondering if it’s any different Crete side.
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If you are tightly restricted to that small area of IL/TN/PA, are you dedicated? Also, after a year with the company, it seems like my average length of load is a bit higher and there are fewer loads going into the NE, but that might just be me getting lucky.
Several things to consider:
The drop and hook percentage for Shaffer is a lot less than Crete. At best, maybe about 50%, month-to-month in my experience, and normally 25%-ish.
Length of load is longer on average for reefer loads.
Reefer trailers need more time investment. They have to be fueled, and often must be taken to washouts. Frequently, you can't just sweep out blood, crushed veggies/fruits, or whatever else might be left in there. Chocolate and some other types of shippers can be very, very picky about odors, and some shippers will auto-reject any produce load if they see the tiniest bit of blood in your trailer.
Pay is higher for reefer loads.
Oddball hours driving and more time in shipper and receiver lots, or roadside parking, if you want to really reduce wasted time driving reefer.
Fewer deliveries to retail stores with reefer loads. I've done one direct delivery to a store in 2.5 years driving reefer. Most of the places where reefer trucks go are places designed for tractor trailers by people who have a clue about the space we need. A lot of retail building docks were designed by morons, or the facilities might have been expanded or the blacktop areas modified over the years, rarely with any consideration for truck access.
That's my quickie list of pros and cons. I'm sure there are others I'm not listing. For me, the money was the biggest thing, but now that I've sold my house and have a solid emergency fund built up, I'm strongly considering moving to Crete dry van even though the income potential is higher in reefer. To make more money on the Shaffer side, you have to really keep some screwy hours, or consistently get very long mile drop and hook loads (not happening for me.) -
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