Looking to switch to refer

Your not ready. Reefer has very tight backing. It's a lot of work. Pay your dues at the year mark maybe. Of coarse Prime does a lot of reefer drop and hook that might be ok. Best of luck. Great job making it 6 months no accidents.

Be Safe Out There



Captain Dave

 

So... backing with a reefer... I hear dollar general deliveries can be bad... but 2 occasions come to mind.

1 - a delivery to a place in Philly... pull up to the building on the right, back the trailer around the building 180 degrees blindside. I didnt like doing that one with the 2 guys that worked there helping.

2 - Delivery to Ralphs in Compton CA. It is narrow. If there is a tractor in the spot to the left of the assigned door, you cannot pull into or out.

Tight schedules are just that. Not sure you can get away from the occasional one. I had one just last week with multiple stops (first was 2200 in Las Vegas, next 0700 Ontario CA, final at 1100 29palms CA). The final was at a military base with the closest truck stop an hour out.

Never had these types of problems with dryvan. I dont think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, just different.

 

Once you come to the cold side, you'll never go back.

 

All I've done is reefer....find a carrier and apply....make sure you get one that offers reefer training....you have 2 major kinds...Thermo king and Carrier....both are similar...running a reefer isn't the hard part...its learning to sleep when the reefer is running is the key....lol