How Many Owner Operators Are Pulling Reefers

How many of you pull reefers?

 

I have two. Lol

 

About 70 too many.

 

I'm looking to rent one this week.

 

we just take the units off. They are lighter that way.

 

I want to know how do you protect yourself in case of a fraudulent claim?
When a shipper puts a warm load? Do you physically check for temperature of the product before loading? Do you record the temperature showing on your reefer how many degrees it dropped after the cargo was loaded?

How much space do you leave between the door and the cargo for the air to circulate?

 

Pulp product if you can.

Download if there's a problem.

 

I only haul frozen and refrigerated so never had an issue……yet.

 

The smart reefer guys carry an infrared temp gun and a digital temp probe or a manual one, and pulp the load. Or only pulp the load if you have a concern. Such as, they are loading frozen or fresh product on a dry dock. There is also load monitoring devices like ibrite. If your unit maintained the set point temperature the entire trip, and this is verified by a unit download, generally the shipper will be responsible

 

I use my bulkhead religiously